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HON.  JOSEPH  G.  CANNON. 

SPEAKER  OF  THE   HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF   THE  CONGRESS  OF  THE   UNITED  STATES  

CHAIRMAN    OF    THE    ILLINOIS    REPUBLICAN    STATE    CONVENTION    AND    OF    THE    REPUB- 
LICAN   NATIONAL    CONVENTION    OF    1904. 


THE  BREAKING  OF 
THE  DEADLOCK 

•BEING  AN  ACCURATE  AND 
AUTHENTIC  ACCOUNT  OF  THE 
CONTEST  OF  1903-4  FOR  THE 
REPUBLICAN  NOMINATION  FOR 
GOVERNOR  OF  ILLINOIS; 
INCLUDING  THE  STORY  OF 
THE  LONG  AND  REMARKABLE 
CAMPAIGN,  THE  PROCEEDINGS 
OF  THE  STATE  CONVENTION, 
MAY  12  TO  JUNE  3,  1904,  AND 
MUCH  OF  THE  "INNER  HAP- 
PENINGS" OF  THE  DEADLOCK 

BY  j.  MCCAN   DAVIS      u 
WITH    181   ILLUSTRATIONS 

INCLUDING  CONVENTION  SCENES,  NUMEROUS  "SNAP-SHOTS"  AND 
MISCELLANEOUS  PICTURES,  AND  PORTRAITS  OF  CANDIDATES 
AND  PROMINENT  DELEGATES  AND  PARTY  LEADERS 


SPRINGFIELD,    ILLINOIS 

1904 


Copyright,  1904,  by  John  McCan  Davis. 


SPECIAL  LIMITED  EDITION. 


PRESS  OF 
THE  HENRY  O.  SHEPARD  COMPANY,  CHICAGO. 


So  5.  f .  ©. 


INTRODUCTION. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  this  volume  to  present  an  accurate  and  impartial 
history  of  the  contest  of  1903-04  for  the  Republican  nomination  for 
Governor  of  Illinois.  Such  a  history  necessarily  must  include  an  account 
of  the  campaign  and  of  the  State  convention,  which  marked  the  culmina- 
tion of  the  contest.  Both  the  campaign  and  the  convention  were  of  a 
most  unusual  character  —  the  campaign  being  remarkable  with  respect 
to  its  peculiar  nature,  its  long  duration,  and  the  men  who  participated  in 
it  as  candidates,  and  the  convention  which  began  on  the  I2th  of  May  and 
continued  in  a  deadlock  until  the  3d  of  June  being  without  precedent  or 
parallel  in  the  State's  history,  or,  indeed,  it  may  be  said,  in  the  history  of 
the  United  States.  The  public  interest  in  the  contest  —  an  interest  uni- 
versal in  Illinois  and  widespread  in  other  States  —  must  be  the  justification 
for  this  book. 

"  The  Breaking  of  the  Deadlock,"  notwithstanding  the  limited  time  at 
the  disposal  of  the  author  —  the  aim  being  to  get  the  book  before  the 
public  during  the  political  campaign  of  1904  —  has  been  prepared  with  a 
view  more  to  accuracy  of  statement  than  to  any  other  single  feature.  The 
men  who  were  most  vitally  concerned  in  the  contest  —  the  candidates  and 
those  who  were  closely  identified  with  their  campaigns  —  have  been  freely 
consulted,  and  many  of  them  have  furnished  valuable  information.  It 
should  be  understood,  however,  that  the  author  alone  is  responsible  for  the 
book  and  its  contents.  It  has  been  his  purpose  to  tell  the  story  from  the 
point  of  view,  not  of  any  candidate  or  of  any  faction,  but  of  the  on-looker 
and  the  historian.  The  gubernatorial  campaign  and  the  deadlocked  con- 
vention constitute  a  most  interesting  and  important  chapter  in  the  political 
history  of  the  State ;  and  the  author  has  not  lost  sight  of  the  fact  that  a 
book,  such  as  this,  ought  to  be  written  not  alone  to  gratify  an  ephemeral 
interest,  but  for  posterity  as  well. 

It  was  found  impossible  to  get  into  the  book  the  portraits  of  all  the 
men  in  the  State  whose  importance  in  politics  or  whose  prominence  in 
the  contest  would  have  justified  the  use  of  their  pictures.  The  men  whose 
likenesses  appear  on  these  pages  are  fairly  representative  of  the  different 

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8          THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

elements  in  the  party  and  in  the  contest  of  which  the  book  is  a  record. 
The  portraits  of  the  candidates  for  Governor  are  inserted  in  the  order  in 
which  their  names  appeared  in  the  official  announcement  of  ballots  in  the 
convention.  Beyond  this,  the  order  in  which  the  portraits  are  used  is 
without  design  or  significance.  So  far  as  practicable,  pictures  have  been 
inserted  where  the  text  appeared  to  make  them  the  most  appropriate,  but 
necessarily  there  are  many  deviations  from  this  rule. 

To  the  many  persons  who  have  furnished  information  or  material 
for  illustrations,  the  author  acknowledges  his  obligations.  He  is  espe- 
cially indebted  to  Alderman  Frank  L.  Race,  of  Chicago ;  to  Mr.  Frederick 
H.  Wagner,  staff  photographer  of  the  Chicago  Record-Herald,  and  to 
Mr.  J.  Ellsworth  Hare,  staff  photographer  of  the  Chicago  Inter  Ocean,  for 
many  convention  scenes  and  "  snap-shots  "  which  were  unobtainable  from 
any  other  source. 

THE  AUTHOR. 
SPRINGFIELD,  ILLINOIS,  September  i,  1904. 


TABLE    OF    CONTENTS. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 

CHAPTER.  PAGE. 

I. —  ORIGIN  OF  THE  GUBERNATORIAL  CONTEST  OF  I9O3-'O4 17 

High  esteem  in  which  the  office  of  Governor  has  always  been  held  —  A 
review  of  past  contests  —  Something  about  the  men  who  have  filled  the 
office  —  Common  custom  to  seek  renomination  • —  Nomination  of  Richard 
Yates  in  1900. 

II. —  THE  BEGINNING  OF  THE  CAMPAIGN  OF  I903-'o4 26 

President     Roosevelt     visits     Springfield  —  His    carriage     ride     with     Senator 
Cullom    and    Governor    Yates  —  A    plea    for    harmony  —  The    Governor    goes 
abroad  —  The   northern    Illinois   movement  — •  The    Rockford    "  love    feast  "  - 
The    first   move    for   Col.    Frank   O.    Lowden,    "  the    Ogle   county    farmer  "  • 
Friends   of    Charles    S.    Deneen    active    in    Chicago. 

III. —  FORMAL  ENTRY  OF  GOVERNOR  YATES 36 

The  Governor  returns  from  Europe  —  Ex-Governor  Joseph  W.  Fifer  talked 
of  as  possible  candidate  —  Conferences  of  Yates  men  —  Senator  Hopkins 
and  Congressman  Lorimer  call  on  the  Governor  —  The  Hopkins  letter  — 
Yates  makes  formal  announcement. 

IV. —  THE  ENTRY  OF  SHERMAN,  LOWDEN,  DENEEN  AND  HAMLIN 48 


Soldiers'  reunion  at  Carbondale  —  The  "  round-up  "  at  the  State  fair  — 
What  candidates  said  in  their  announcements. 

V. —  CANDIDATES  BEGIN   SPEAKING  TOURS    59 

Governor  Yates  takes  the  initiative  — •  Followed  immediately  by  other  candi- 
dates—  Early  beginning  of  campaign  at  first  discouraged,  but  soon  justi- 
fied—  Something  about  the  candidates — All  men  of  high  ability  —  New 
experiences  for  voters  of  Illinois. 

VI. —  THE  YATES  CAMPAIGN 69 

The  Governor  travels  in  a  private  car  —  Begins  speechmaking  tour  at  Anna, 
October  19  —  The  first  weeks  of  his  tour  —  A  typical  strenuous  .  day  — 
"  All  the  world  loves  a  fighter  "  —  The  Governor's  campaign  booklet,  "  The 
Truth  About  the  Governor  "  —  Decides  not  to  make  campaign  in  Cook 
county. 

VII. —  THE  COOK  COUNTY  CANDIDATE  —  DENEEN  OR  LOWDEN  ? 81 

A  hard  fight  for  the  conquest  of  the  big  county  —  Charles  S.  Deneeti  and 
Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden  the  only  candidates  making  a  fight  there  —  The 
"  line-up  "  of  the  Chicago  leaders  —  Control  of  the  local  party  organization  in 
issue  — i  Deneen's  Campaign  Committee. 

VIII. —  COLONEL  LOWDEN'S  COUNTRY  CAMPAIGN 89 

His  tour  of  northern  Illinois  —  Some  midwinter  experiences  —  Overland 
trips  in  sleighs — Story  of  the  felt  boots  —  "Who  ever  saw  Colonel  Low- 
den  milk  a  cow?"  — The  "farmer  issue"  —  Some  of  the  humorous 
phases  of  the  campaign  —  Lowden's  Chicago  headquarters  —  His  campaign 
literature. 

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10  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

CHAPTER.  PAGE. 

IX. —  THE  SHERMAN  AND  HAMLIN  CAMPAIGNS 99 

Judge  Sherman's  campaign  a  quiet  one  —  Not  many  set  speeches  made  — 
Makes  a  "  corner  grocery  "  campaign  —  Talks  with  natives  around  old- 
fashioned  "  cannon  "  stoves  —  Campaign  conducted  from  Springfield  — 
Judge  Hamlin  makes  many  speeches  —  A  close  canvass  from  township  to 
township  in  several  counties  —  Drives  across  country  through  mud  hub 
deep  —  A  funny  mistake  —  "Ah,  our  new  minister!"- — The  Hamlin  pam- 
phlet, "  The  Record's  the  Thing  "  —  Places  visited. 

X. —  ENTRY  OF  COL.  VESPASIAN  WARNER in 

The  last  candidate  to  enter  —  The  only  Civil  War  veteran  en  the  list  — 
Begins  campaign  at  Galesburg  —  Plans  to  be  compromise  candidate  —  The 
Hamlin-Warner  fight  in  the  Nineteenth  District. 

XI. —  THE  "  LOVE  FEAST  "  —  PROGRESS  OF  THE  CAMPAIGN 120 

Great  gathering  of  Republicans  at  Springfield  in  January  —  Contest  renewed 
with  increased  vigor  —  Campaign  in  the  northwestern  counties  —  The  "Low- 
den  Territory  "  —  Governor  Yates  spends  several  days  in  Ogle  county  — 
A  bitter  fight  —  Lowden  retains  control  of  county  —  The  Carroll,  White- 
side  and  Winnebago  contests  —  A  Yates- Deneen  combination  —  Elimination 
of  the  "  dark  horses  "  —  The  Yates  campaign  in  the  country  —  The  personnel 
of  his  committees  —  Places  visited. 

XII. —  "  No  NEUTRALS  "  -  -  THE  PRESIDENT  AND  THE  SENATORS 147 

Emissaries  of  candidates  go  to  Washington  to  "  set  the  President  right  "  - 
Roosevelt  holds  aloof  - —  Senator  Cullom's  attitude  explained  -—  Senator  Hop- 
kins talks  with  Yates  committee  —  Gives  renewed  assurance  of  friendship  for 
Governor  —  Speechmaking  campaign  in  Cook  county  —  What  Lowden  and 
Deneen  had  to  say  —  Lowden  answers  stories  about  use  of  money  —  Deneen 
explains  his  conception  of  Governor's  duties. 

PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 
I. —  ON  TO  SPRINGFIELD 161 

Early  arrival  of  delegates  and  candidates  —  Result  in  Cook  county  makes 
Deneen  and  Lowden  both  important  factors  —  Opening  of  headquarters  — 
Governorship  the  overshadowing  issue  —  A  bill-posting  contest  —  The  "  boom- 
ers "  take  the  town  —  The  university  trusteeship  • — -  Spirited  contest  among 
women. 

II. —  FORECASTING  RESULTS  —  AFTER  FIRST  BALLOT,  WHAT? 174 

Governor  Yates  admitted  to  be  in  lead  on  first  ballot  —  Speculation  relates 
to  what  will  happen  thereafter  • —  Governor's  forces  expected  to  break  up 
early  —  Governor  answers  that  his  delegates  were  selected  "  under  fire,  at 
the  point  of  the  bayonet,"  and  will  "  stick  "  —  Long  session  not  expected  — 
Predictions  based  on  past  conventions — Participants  in  convention  of  1880 
in  attendance  • —  Senator  Cullom  arrives  and  discusses  situation  —  Disposi- 
tion of  delegate  contests  —  State  Committee  takes  action  —  Yates  and  Low- 
den forces  unite  in  organization. 

III. —  ON  THE  EVE  OF  THE   CONVENTION 185 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon  picked  for  chairman  • — •  His  personality  —  A  national 
figure  — •  One  of  the  last  of  the  old  school  statesmen  —  Luman  T.  Hoy 
chosen  for  secretary  —  "A  round-up  "  at  the  Executive  Mansion  • —  Candi- 
dates make  statements. 

IV. —  FIRST  DAY  OF  CONVENTION,  THURSDAY,  MAY  12 191 

Opening  scenes  —  Temporary  organization  —  The  Vice-Presidential  ques- 
tion—  Fairbanks  or  Hitt?  —  Chairman  Cannon  delivers  address- — The 
Credentials  Committee  —  Preparing  the  platform  —  Candidates  still  at  sea. 

V. —  THE  SECOND  DAY,  FRIDAY,  MAY  13 215 

Crowds  battle  at  doors  for  admission  —  Convention  permanently  organizes  — 
Precaution  against  a  "  stampede  "  —  A  time  for  action  — •  Candidates'  names 
presented  without  oratory  or  eulogy  —  The  balloting  begins  —  Convention 
becomes  a  mob  —  Disorderly  man  draws  revolver  —  Narrow  escape  of  Mrs. 
Yates  —  Fifteen  ballots  taken  with  slight  changes  —  General  surprise  at 
tenacity  of  delegates  —  Efforts  of  the  "  organization  "  to  control  —  No  weak- 
ening. 


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VI. —  THE  THIRD  DAY,  SATURDAY,  MAY  14 239 

Uncertainty  in  the  air  —  Governor  Yates  prepares  for  an  emergency  —  Chair- 
man Cannon's  new  gavel  —  The  "  lost  band  wagon  "  —  Unexpected  stam- 
pede to  Hamlin  attempted  —  A  recess  until  Monday. 

VII. —  THE  SUNDAY  RECESS  247 

Delegates  spend  a  quiet  day  —  Aggressiveness  shown  by  the  Lowden  men  — 
Several  "dark  horses"  discussed  —  Rumors  of  Yates- Deneen  combination  — 
Delegates  become  reminiscent  —  State  and  national  conventions  of  1880 
recalled. 

VIII. —  MONDAY,  MAY  16  257 

Delegates  reassemble  —  The  voting  of  absentees  —  Chairman  Cannon 
announces  interpretation  of  rule  —  A  quiet  day  in  the  convention  —  Governor 
Yates  and  Mr.  Deneen  meet  several  times,  but  neither  proposes  a  combination. 

IX. —  DEADLOCK  "  DOPE  "  —  CONVENTION  SCENES 263 

A  race-track  term  finds  place  in  vernacular  of  deadlock  —  Many  rumors 
afloat  —  Difficulty  of  getting  reliable  information  —  Wives  of  candidates 
interested  spectators  in  convention  —  Platform  "  for  distinguished  guests  " 
crowded  with  ladies,  who  bring  lunch  boxes  —  "  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon's 
manner  of  presiding  — i  Makes  strenuous  efforts  to  prohibit  smoking,  but 
declares  that  "  the  rule  is  silent  as  to  chewing  "  —  The  bands  play  "  Hold  the 
Fort,"  "  Almost  Persuaded  "  and  "  Home,  Sweet  Home  "  —  Universal  inter- 
est in  convention  —  Business  almost  suspended  in  State  capital  —  Move- 
ments of  candidates  —  Mr.  Deneen  not  often  seen  —  Other  candidates  move 
about  floor  of  convention  —  How  candidates  and  leaders  conferred  —  Sher- 
man "walks  175  miles"  —  The  managing  committees. 

X. —  TUESDAY,  MAY  17   275 

Lowden's  vote  rises  —  Several  Yates  counties  temporarily  transferred  to 
him  —  Sherman  delegates  vote  for  Deneen  — •  Thirty-eight  ballots  taken  — 
Yates  makes  two  combinations  during  the  day,  first  with  Deneen,  then 
with  Lowden  —  Busy  night  for  candidates. 

XI. —  WEDNESDAY,   MAY   18    285 

Day  opens  without  promise  of  change  in  situation  —  Deadlock  becomes  of 
national  interest  —  Lowden  delegates  march  to  convention,  carrying  placards 
reading,  "  Lowden  Forever  "  — •  Numerous  suggestions  for  ending  deadlock  — 
Governor  Yates  addresses  delegates  at  Executive  Mansion  —  Perfecting 
organization  —  Prepares  for  a  siege. 

XII. — THURSDAY,  MAY  19 293 

Congressman  Charles  E.  Fuller's  resolution,  proposing  to  suspend  balloting 
and  nominate  balance  of  State  ticket,  then  resume  roll-call  for  Governor  — 
Resolution  defeated  —  Little  Miss  Maltby  wields  the  gavel  —  The  fifty- 
seventh  ballot  concludes  proceedings  for  day  —  Mysterious  prophecies  —  A 
Yates-Lowden  conference  —  A  near  approach  to  a  combination  —  Nothing 
accomplished. 


XIII. —  FRIDAY,  MAY  20  —  THE  ELEVEN-DAY  RECESS 


XIV. —  TUESDAY,  MAY  31  —  CONVENTION  RECONVENES 311 

Death  casts  a  shadow  —  Col.  Robert  B.  Fort  and  Arthur  W.  Pulver  die 
during  recess  — •  Lowden  men  aggressive  and  confident  —  Three  ballots 
taken  —  Cranks  take  a  hand  in  the  contest — "The  Immortal  J.  N."  tries 
to  "  lift  the  pressure  "  — •  General  feeling  that  deadlock  must  end  soon  — 
Sherman  makes  proposition. 


12  THE  BREAKING  Or  THE  DEADLOCK. 


XV. —  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  i  —  THREE  SOLUTIONS  PROPOSED 321 

The  beginning  of  the  end  —  The  Gross  resolution  for  a  secret  ballot  —  The 
Yates  resolution  to  refer  contest  to  a  general  Republican  primary  —  The 
Lowden  proposition  to  release  delegates  from  obligations  and  instructions  — 
The  secret  ballot  and  general  primary  plans  rejected  —  Release  proposition 
becomes  sole  topic  of  discussion  and  conference  —  Candidates  appear  before 
Resolutions  Committee. 

XVI. —  THURSDAY,  JUNE  2  —  THE  RELEASE  OF  DELEGATES 337 

The  "  release  "  resolution  reported  from  committee  favorably  —  Candidates 
called  upon  for  explanations  all  favor  resolution,  and  it  is  adopted  —  No 
immediate  effect  perceptible  —  Proposition  to  give  Sherman  a  "  try  out  "  — 
Senator  Cullom  objects  —  The  Lowden  stampede — -His  vote  soars  to  631, 
then  declines  —  Riot  over  a  Yates  banner  —  Proceedings  end  with  seventy- 
eighth  ballot. 

XVII. —  THE  EVENTS  OF  THURSDAY  NIGHT 361 

Colonel  Lowden  rallies  his  forces  —  Growing  probability  of  his  nomination 
next  day  —  Midnight  conference  of  Yates  committee  with  Senator  Hopkins  — 
Senator  says  he  has  "  embarked  for  Lowden  "  —  Hamlin  confers  with 
Deneen  and  Sherman  after  midnight  —  Yates  and  Deneen  hold  i  o'clock  con- 
ference —  The  crisis  approaching. 

XVIII. —  THE  LAST  DAY  —  THE  DEADLOCK  BROKEN 369 

Yates,  Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Sherman  get  together  —  Force  recess  until  after- 
noon —  Historic  conference  at  Executive  Mansion  —  Colonel  Warner  stays 
out  —  Deneen  agreed  upon  as  candidate  for  Governor  —  Yates  breaks  the 
news  to  his  delegates  —  He  then  goes  into  convention  and  withdraws  — 
Hamlin  and  Sherman  follow  —  Deneen  nominated  —  Colonel  Lowden  "  dies 
game  "  and  promptly  pledges  support  to  nominee  —  Yates  springs  surprise  — 
Proposes  Sherman  for  Lieutenant-Governor  —  State  ticket  named  —  Conven- 
tion ends  —  Harmony  and  good  will. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 

BALLOTS  FOR  GOVERNOR 394 

BALLOTS  FOR  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR  AND  OTHER  STATE  OFFICERS 426 

BALLOT  ON  JONES  RESOLUTION    (SUMMARIZED) 431 

THE  PLATFORM   431 

LIST  OF  DELEGATES  TO  STATE  CONVENTION 433 

CONVENTION  COMMITTEES,  PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTORS,  ETC 440 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


MISCELLANEOUS  :  PAGE 

Executive  Mansion  16 

"  Sinnissippi  "  —  Colonel  Lowden's  country  residence 52 

Residence  of  Charles  S.  Deneen,  Chicago 54 

Governor's  Office  in  Executive  Mansion 58 

The  State  Armory  —  Convention  Hall 160 

Congressman  Lorimer  Arriving  for  Convention 162 

The  Leland  Hotel  163 

A  "  Snap-shot "  of  Speaker  Cannon  in  Front  of  Leland  Hotel. . . .  164 

William  C.  Lawson  and  John  M.  Harlan  —  a  "Snap-shot" 165 

Judge  Sherman  Arrives  —  Settles  with  Hack  Driver 166 

Governor   Yates'   General   Headquarters 167 

A  Midnight  Scene  in  the  Leland  Hotel 168 

The  Crowd  in  the  Leland 170 

Mrs.  Busey  and  Some  of  Her  Friends 172 

Guessing  the  Result  —  Delegates  in  Front  of  Hotel 175 

A   Street  Conference  —  W.   S.   Cowen  and  A.  H.  Jones  Discuss 

Things    178 

Senator  Cullom  Discussing  the  Situation 179 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon  announcing  the  result  of  the  first  ballot. . .  .  184 

A  Delegate's  Sleeping  Quarters 187 

View  of  the   Convention 190 

Convention  Spectators  Waiting  for  Doors  to  Open 193 

Cook  County  Delegates  Out  for  an  Airing  During  Recess 203 

Colonel  Lowden  and  John  C.  Ames  Out  for  a  Walk 207 

Thirty-fifth  Ward  Delegation  in  Front  of  Hotel 212 

Judge   Elbridge  Hanecy   Reading   Report   of   Committee  on    Cre- 
dentials       214 

William  J.  Cooke,  C.  Lichtenberger,  Jr.,  and  Col.  William  J.  Mox- 

ley    217 

Governor  Yates   Entering  Convention   Hall 223 

Judge  Hamlin  About  to  Enter  Convention  Hall 226 

Governor  Yates,   L.  A.   Pool,  of  Quincy,  and  W.   L.   Sackett,  of 

Morris     232 

Mr.  Deneen  and  Judge  Sherman  Exchange  Jokes 235 

"  At  the  Convention  "  —  a  Cartoon  by  Ralph  Wilder 238 

The  Chairman's  Gavel    241 

The  Deneen  Delegates    246 

Colonel  Lowden  and  Col.  A.  J.  Lester  Discussing  the  Situation..  251 

A  Hamlin  Badge 259 

Judge  Hanecy,  Mr.  Lorimer  and  A.  H.  Jones  on  Way  to  Conven- 
tion      265 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon   Presiding 267 

The  Yates  Map  271 

The  Lowden  Delegates 274 

"  What  a  Delegate  Wrote  His  Wife  " 279 

Diagram  of  Convention  Hall 284 

Colonel  Warner  and  E.  J.  Murphy  in  Front  of  Leland  Hotel....  288 

The  Yates  Delegates 292 

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14  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

PAGE 

Governor    Yates,    E.   J.    Murphy,    Congressman    Snapp   and    Gen. 

T.  W.  Scott  Going  to  Convention 299 

"Newspaper  Items  We  may  Expect  if  the  Deadlock  Lasts  "- 

a  Cartoon  by  McCutcheon 302 

"  Back  from  the  Siege  on  the  Sangamon  "  —  a  Cartoon  by  M. 

Aleshire  305 

Newspaper  Headlines  Reproduced  in  Facsimile 310 

A  Warner  Handbill  313 

A  Yates  Badge  316 

Facsimile  Reproduction  of  Page  from  Resolution  by  Governor 

Yates  320 

•'Out  for  an  Airing"  —  Walter  Reeves  and  Colonel  Warner....  325 

A  Deneen  Placard 336 

Mr.  Deneen  Releasing  His  Delegates  —  Convention  Scene 341 

A  Conference  —  Judge  Hanecy,  Mr.  Lorimer  and  State  Senator 

John  Humphrey  344 

The  Sherman  "  Tag  " 349 

The  Yates  Banner 355 

Mr.  Deneen  and  James  Reddick  Out  for  a  Walk 357 

The  Lowden  Badge  —  "  Lowden  Forever  " 360 

Withdrawal  of  Governor  Yates  —  Convention  Scene 368 

Chairman's  Table  and  Megaphone 379 

"  An  Echo  from  the  Ogle  County  Farmer "  —  a  Cartoon  by 

McCutcheon  384 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon's  Verdict  —  a  Signed  Statement 389 

PORTRAITS : 

ABBOTT,    William    L 371 

Adams,    Maj.    James    E 255 

Ames,     John     C 90 

BERRY,    State    Senator    Orville    F 100 

Bingham,     John     A 107 

Brown,    John    J 140 

Brundage,    Edward    J 154 

Bundy,     William     F 95 

Burke,     J.     H 158 

Busey,    Mrs.    Mary    E 333 

Busse,   State  Treasurer  Fred  A 83 

CAMPBELL,    State   Senator   Daniel   A 84 

Cannon,    Speaker    Joseph    G Frontispiece 

Chapman,     Pleasant    T 1 16 

Cherry,    Charles    T 92 

Chiperfield,    Burnett    M 130 

Conzelman,   Col.   W.   J 225 

Cowen,   W.    Scott 71 

Cowley,    J.    R 63 

Coyne,  Frederick  E 156 

Cullom,   Senator   Shelby   M 41 

Curtis,  Ed.   C 135 

DAVIS,  J.  McCan   393 

Davis,   John    R 230 

Davison,    Dr.    Charles 373 

Deneen,    Charles   S 27 

Deneen,  Mr.   and  Mrs.   Charles  S.,  and  children 80 

Dodds,   Fred  C 70 

Doyle,  C.  J 144 

Duncan,   John   H 139 

ECKHART,    Bernard  A 152 

Ellis,     Perry     C 142 

Ellwood,   Col.   Isaac  L , 228 

Eversman,    John    C 114 

FELLHEIMER,  I.  M 103 

Fifer,   Ex-Governor  Joseph   W 47 

Fisher,    Hendrick    V 125 

French,   Arthur   L 74 

Fuller,    Congressman    Charles    E 197 

GARDNER,   State   Senator  Corbus  P 205 

Geiger,    Chauncey    B 136 

Graff,    Congressman    Joseph    V 240 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS.  15 

PAGE 

Gross,  Howard  H 323 

HAMLIN,  Rowland  J 31 

Hamlin,  Mrs.  H.  J 93 

Hamilton,   John   L 109 

Hanberg,  John  J 85 

Hanecy,   Judge    Elbridge 149 

Hardin,   Everitt   C. 102 

Hopkins,  Senator  Albert  J 43 

Hoy,  Luman  T 176 

Hitt,    Congressman   Robert    R 45 

Hitch,   Charles  P 201 

Hughes,    State    Senator    Charles   H 62 

JEWELL,   W.    R 66 

Johnstone,    Hamilton    R 91 

Jones,  Alfred  Hanby 75 

KNOPH,    Col.    Aden 131 

LEMON,  Richard  A 112 

Lindley,  Frank 108 

Lorimer,   Congressman  William 82 

Louden,  Walter  S 94 

Lowden,   Col.    Frank   0 23 

Lowden,   Mrs.   Frank  O.,  and  children 88 

MADDEN,    Martin   B 96 

Maltby ,     Miss    Virgene 297 

Matthews,  Col.  Asa  C 1 8 1 

McClure,    James    E 365 

McCullough,   State  Auditor  James  S 56 

McFatrich,  Dr.  James  B 101 

McKinney,    James 182 

Miller,    John    H 219 

Morrison,     Clyde    A 86 

Murphy,    E.    J 60 

NEVILLE,  James  S 77 

Northcott,    Lieutenant-Governor    William   A 49 

PARKER,  John  W 331 

Peasley ,  James  0 1 04 

Pemberton,  State  Senator  S.  C 117 

Pierce,    John    H 39 

Putnam,  State  Senator  James  D 145 

REDDICK,  James 195 

Reeves,  Walter 209 

Ridgely,   William   Barret. 211 

Rinaker,  Thomas 123 

Rose,   Secretary   of   State  James   Alexander 51 

Ro we,   Fred   H 121 

Russel,   Andrew 137 

SACKETT,   William  L 143 

Selby,    Charles   E 126 

Scott,    General   Thomas    W 138 

Shaw,    B.    F 253 

Sherman,   Lawrence   Y 37 

Shurtleff ,  Edward  D no 

Small,    State    Senator    Len 129 

Smith,   Frank   L 124 

Smith,   Congressman   George  W 248 

Smith,  General  James  B 141 

Snapp,   Congressman  Howard   M 150 

Sniyely,    Clarence    E 133 

Springer,    Mrs.    Elmina   T 171 

Stead,  William  H 128 

Stewart,   Graeme 148 

Stewart,    John    R. 132 

Streyckmans,   Felix   J 1 06 

THOMPSON,    John    R 153 

Tice,   Homer  J 65 

Tinney,    Charles   M 73 

Trautmann,  William  E 122 

Turner,     George    T 105 

VAN  CLEAVE.  Col.  James  R.  B 216 

Vickers,   Judge  Alonzo   K 221 

WARD.   Harry   B 93 

Warner,    Col.    Vespasian 33 

West,    Roy   0 64 

Wheeler,    Dr.    J.    A 134 

Williamson,  Moses  O I27 

YATES,    Gov.    Richard 19 

Yates,  Mrs.  Richard,  and  daughters 68 


THE  EXECUTIVE  MANSION. 

Provision  for  the  building  of  the  Executive  Mansion,  as  an  official  residence  for  the  Gov- 
ernor of  Illinois,  was  made  by  the  Legislature  in  1853.  The  Mansion  was  first  occupied  by 
Governor  Bissell,  who  was  inaugurated  in  it  in  January,  1857.  It  is  a  stately  structure,  stand- 
ing at  the  summit  of  a  slight  elevation,  surrounded  by  trees  and  flowers,  with  spacious  lawns 
sloping  to  the  streets.  It  was  from  his  office  in  the  Mansion  (in  the  basement,  in  the  corner  in 
the  front  of  the  view  here  given)  that  Governor  Yates  conducted  his  campaign  for  renomination; 
and  there  was  held  the  historic  conference  which  named  his  successor  in  office. 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


PART  ONE:     THE  CAMPAIGN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

ORIGIN    OF    THE    GUBERNATORIAL    CONTEST    OF    I9O3-'O4  — 
EVENTS  LEADING  UP  TO  THE  CAMPAIGN. 

For  the  origin  of  the  contest  of  1903-4  for  the  Republican 
nomination  for  Governor  of  Illinois,  one  must  look  far  back  of  the 
years  of  the  actual  conflict  —  back,  indeed,  several  generations. 
The  office  of  Governor,  from  the  earliest  memory  of  the  oldest 
native  of  the  State,  had  been  esteemed  a  most  honorable  one. 
The  men  who  had  occupied  it  had  been  of  the  kind  to  increase  this 
exalted  regard ;  for  men  of  large  ability,  high  character  and  pre- 
eminent standing  had  set  the  pace  in  the  early  years  of  statehood. 
In  the  old  days,  if  one  wished  to  predict  great  things  of  a  young 
man,  he  had  but  to  name  the  governorship. 

"  Some  day,"  remarked  an  observant,  far-sighted  friend  of 
Abraham  Lincoln,  not  long  after  he  had  quit  railmaking,  "  I 
expect  to  see  this  young  man  Governor  of  Illinois."  The  compli- 
ment was  a  high  one ;  it  fixed  a  destiny  that,  no  doubt,  was  far 
beyond  that  which  the  future  emancipator  then  had  the  hope  of 
attaining.  Years  afterward,  in  February,  1856,  when  a  handful 
of  Illinois  editors  met  in  Decatur  to  start  the  organization  of  the 
new  Republican  party,  and  the  question  of  naming  a  candidate 
for  Governor  arose,  they  instinctively  turned  to  Lincoln ;  and 
Lincoln  discouraged  the  suggestion  of  his  name,  not  because  he 
did  not  esteem  the  office,  but  because  the  political  conditions 

2  17 


18         THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

which  confronted  the  new  party  made  his  election,  in  his  calm, 
unselfish  judgment,  an  impossibility. 

Higher  than  the  Governorship  of  their  State,  in  the  minds  of 
the  people  of  Illinois,  were  but  two  other  offices  —  the  Presidency 
and  the  United  States  Senatorship;  even  the  superiority  of  the 
latter  was  conceded  rather  doubtfully  and  grudgingly.  So  long 
ago  as  the  early  fifties,  a  block  of  ground  in  Springfield  had  been 
purchased  by  the  State,  and  on  it  had  been  erected  an  official  resi- 
dence —  a  sort  of  White  House.  The  Executive  Mansion,  in 
which,  in  1857,  the  first  Republican  Governor  was  inaugurated, 
was,  for  that  day,  a  most  stately  edifice ;  and  the  people,  though 
jealously  suspicious  of  everything  akin  to  extravagance,  cheerfully 
paid  its  cost,  in  order  that  their  Chief  Executive  might  have  a  resi- 
dence in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  his  office. 

It  was  inevitable  that  an  office  so  highly  esteemed  should  ever 
be  eagerly  sought ;  and  one  has  but  to  glance  back  over  eighty  odd 
years  to  see  what  an  array  of  distinguished  men  either  have  sought 
or  have  occupied  the  office  of  Governor  of  Illinois.  The  office 
attained  in  1861,  and  in  the  years  immediately  following,  a  dig- 
nity and  importance  even  greater  than  it  had  ever  had  before; 
for  that  was  the  period  of  the  Civil  War,  and  fortunately  the  State 
had  elected,  in  the  person  of  Richard  Yates,  a  Governor  who  was 
equal  to  every  emergency  and  responsibility  which  that  great 
struggle  brought  upon  the  State.  The  State  Constitution,  as  it 
then  existed,  made  a  Governor  ineligible  to  be  his  own  successor. 
Except  for  this  barrier,  the  "  War  Governor  "  would,  of  course, 
have  been  reflected  in  1864.  The  man  chosen  for  the  succession 
was  one  who  was  then  a  hero  and  a  popular  idol  —  Richard  J. 
Oglesby,  who  had  risen  in  the  volunteer  military  service  of  his 
country  to  the  rank  of  major-general.  Oglesby,  for  the  same 
reason  that  had  prevented  the  "  War  Governor  "  from  filling  a 
second  term,  could  not  aspire  to  a  reelection  in  1868.  He  was 
succeeded,  however,  by  a  man  no  less  distinguished,  in  the  person 
of  John  M.  Palmer,  who  had  been  nominated  over  the  brilliant 
Robert  G.  Ingersoll. 

The  prohibition  against  two  successive  terms  of  the  Governor- 
ship was  removed  by  the  Constitution  of  1870;  and  this  change 
marked  the  beginning  of  the  custom  of  a  Governor  seeking  a 
second  term.  In  1872,  Governor  Palmer  did  not  seek  reelection; 
he  had  become  estranged  from  his  party  and  so  could  not  have 


PART   ONE:     THE   CAMPAIGN. 


19 


HON.   RICHARD  YATES. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

GOVERNOR  OF  ILLINOIS,  WHO  WAS  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  RENOMINATION  IN  1904. 
Born  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  December  12,  1860,  about  one  month  after  his 
father,  Richard  Yates,  Sr.,  had  been  elected  to  the  position  he  was  to  occupy  as  the 
"  War  Governor  "  of  Illinois.  He  entered  Whipple  Academy,  the  preparatory  school 
for  Illinois  College,  in  1873,  and  matriculated  in  the  college  three  years  later,  gradu- 
ating as  class  orator  in  1880.  He  then  entered  the  law  school  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  and  graduated  therefrom  after  a  four  years'  course,  being  admitted  to  the 
practice  of  law  immediately  thereafter  in  the  States  of  Mjchigan  and  Illinois.  Imme- 
diately upon  attaining  his  majority,  Mr.  Yates  became  active  in  the  public  life  of  the 
community,  and  especially  so  in  church  -and  secret  society  work.  He  has  often  been 

^Continued  (it  bottom  of  next  page.) 


20  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

consistently  sought  a  reelection  at  the  hands  of  the  Republicans. 
He  was  succeeded  by  Richard  J.  Oglesby,  who,  however, 
remained  in  the  office  but  a  few  days,  when  he  was  elected 
United  States  Senator.  Oglesby's  successor,  Lieutenant-Governor 
John  L.  Beveridge,  after  filling  out  his  term,  wanted  a  second  one 
in  1876.  He  was  unsuccessful  in  this  ambition,  the  nomination 
going  to  Shelby  M.  Cullom.  In  1880,  Governor  Cullom  sought  a 
second  term  and  secured  it  —  though  renomination  was  won  only 
after  a  sharp  contest,  in  which  six  other  distinguished  Republicans 
participated  as  candidates  and  in  which  the  Governor  narrowly 
escaped  defeat  —  the  contest  being  the  most  notable  one  which 
the  State  had  witnessed  up  to  that  time.  In  the  middle  of  his  term, 
Governor  Cullom  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate,  being 
succeeded  in  the  Governor's  office  by  the  Lieutenant-Governor, 
John  M.  Hamilton. 

Governor  Hamilton  made  a  vigorous  but  unsuccessful  fight 
for  renomination  in  1884.  He  was  defeated  by  ex-Governor 
Oglesby,  who  was  that  year  elected  to  the  office  for  the  third 
time.  Advancing  years,  and  the  fact  that  he  had  had  the  unique 
honor  of  being  three  times  elected  Governor,  caused  Governor 
Oglesby  to  entertain  no  thought  of  succeeding  himself  in  1888. 
The  nomination  that  year  went  to  Joseph  W.  Fifer  —  "  Private 
Joe."  Governor  Fifer  sought  and  easily  secured  a  renomination 
in  1892 ;  but  that  was  the  year  of  the  Democratic  "  landslide  "  all 
over  the  country,  and  Fifer  was  succeeded  by  Altgeld.  Governor 
Altgeld,  like  nearly  all  of  his  predecessors  in  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, aspired  to  another  term.  He  defeated  all  comers  for  renom- 
ination, but  was  beaten  at  the  polls.  His  successor,  John  R. 
Tanner,  before  the  close  of  his  term,  decided  not  to  be  a  candidate 

(Continued  from  preceding  page.) 

called  upon  to  speak  at  public  celebrations  in  various  parts  of  the  State  and  in  all 
municipal,  State  and  national  campaigns  since  1880  he  has  been  one  of  the  speakers 
regularly  at  the  command  of  the  party.  In  1896  he  was  sent  by  the  National  Republi- 
can Committee  into  Iowa,  Missouri,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Ohio  and  Kentucky,  where  he 
did  valuable  service  for  the  party  on  the  stump. 

Mr.  Yates  was  city  attorney  of  Jacksonville  from  1885  to  1891.  He  was  a  candi- 
date for  Congressman-at-Large  in  1892,  but  was  buried  in  the  Democratic  landslide  of 
that  year,  although  he  received  a  larger  vote  than  was  cast  for  the  Harrison  electors. 
In  1894  he  was  elected  county  judge  of  Morgan  county,  which  position  he  held  for 
three  years,  resigning  to  accept  an  appointment  by  President  McKinley  to  the  office  of 
collector  of  internal  revenue  for  the  second  district.  During  his  term  on  the  bench  he 
was  called  to  Chicago  by  Judge  Carter  and  held  a  branch  of  the  County  Court  of 
Cook  County  for  a  considerable  time. 

In  September,  1899,  he  made  the  first  public  announcement  of  his  candidacy  for 
the  nomination  for  Governor,  and  at  the  close  of  a  memorable  campaign  he  was  nomi- 
nated at  Peoria  in  May,  1900,  his  election  following  with  that  of  the  rest  of  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  of  that  year.  He  was  inaugurated  Governor,  January  14,  1901. 

He  was  married  in  1888  to  Miss  Helen  Wadsworth,  and  they  now  have  two  chil- 
dren, Catherine,  aged  twelve,  and  Dorothy,  aged  eight  years. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  21 

for  renomination,  for  the  reason  that  he  believed  that  he  could  be 
elected  United  States  Senator. 

A    PRECEDENT    OF    THIRTY    YEARS. 

Such  was  the  record  of  thirty  years  which  the  second  Richard 
Yates  found  back  of  him  when  he  was  inaugurated  Governor  in 
January,  1901.  The  almost  invariable  rule  had  been  for  Governors 
to  seek  reelection.  The  only  exceptions,  as  already  stated,  had 
been  Governor  Palmer,  who  had  made  renomination  impossible 
by  becoming  separated  from  his  party;  Governor  Oglesby,  who 
found  a  conclusive  reason  for  departing  from  the  custom  in  the 
fact  that  he  had  already  been  elected  to  the  office  three  times ;  and 
Governor  Tanner,  who  refrained  from  a  second-term  candidacy 
because  he  sought  promotion  to  the  Senate.  It  was  true,  of  course, 
that  in  the  thirty  years  that  had  elapsed  since  the  bars  in  the  way 
of  succession  had  been  thrown  down  by  the  new  Constitution, 
only  one  Governor  had  succeeded  in  securing  a  reelection.  That 
was  Governor  Cullom.  But  a  study  of  the  circumstances  of  each 
particular  case  made  it  clear  that  these  results  were  due  largely  to 
special  reasons  which  might  not  apply  to  the  present  or  to  the 
future.  Thus,  two  of  the  Governors  had  obtained  the  office 
through  the  lieutenant-governorship,  while  two  others  (Fifer  and 
Altgeld)  had  been  defeated  at  the  polls  solely  because  of  the  gen- 
eral political  conditions  that  had  prevailed  at  the  time  they  sought 
reelection.  The  failure,  therefore,  which  had  come  to  Governors 
in  the  past  in  their  efforts  at  self-succession  did  not  count  for 
much  as  precedents.  The  case  of  Governor  Cullom  was  sufficient 
to  offset  all  of  the  others ;  for  he  had  been  singularly  successful 
in  his  political  career :  he  had  not  only  succeeded  himself  as 
Governor,  but,  stepping  from  the  Executive  Mansion  to  the 
United  States  Senate  in  the  middle  of  his  term,  he  had  remained 
continuously  ever  since  in  the  highest  legislative  body  of  the 
nation.  It  was  well  to  remember,  also,  that  the  Governorship  was 
worth  seeking  a  second  time,  not  only  for  itself,  but  because  it  was 
the  logical  and  customary  stepping-stone  to  the  Senate.  In  a 
period  of  forty  years,  nine  men  had  occupied  the  Executive 
Mansion,  and  four  of  them  had  subsequently  been  elected  to  the 
Senate. 

It  is  not  surprising,  therefore,  that  his  term  of  office  was 
scarcely  more  than  half  completed  when  the  second  Richard  Yates 


22  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

began  making  plans  to  secure  a  renomination  at  the  hands  of  his 
party.  He  had  been  nominated  for  Governor  by  the  State  con- 
vention at  Peoria  in  1900,  under  conditions  that  had  rarely,  if 
ever,  prevailed  before  in  a  State  convention  in  Illinois.  In  that 
year  the  party  had  been  divided  into  two  principal  factions  —  one 
led  by  Senator  Cullom,  the  other  by  Governor  John  R.  Tanner. 
The  strength  of  the  factions  when  the  convention  convened  proved 
to  be  almost  equal.  Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy,  of  Chicago,  had 
been  the  gubernatorial  candidate  of  the  Tanner  or  administration 
wing.  The  opposition  had  divided  its  support  between  Congress- 
man Walter  Reeves,  of  Streator,  and  Judge  O.  N.  Carter,  of 
Chicago.  Richard  Yates,  son  of  the  noted  "  War  Governor,"  had 
launched  his  candidacy  for  the  Governorship  in  the  previous  Sep- 
tember and  had  made  a  campaign  which  had  embraced  nearly  the 
entire  State.  He  had  secured  something  like  275  delegates, 
either  pledged  or  instructed,  well  distributed  geographically.  The 
leading  candidate  was  Judge  Hanecy,  who  had  approximately 
575  delegates,  and  apparently  there  was  little  chance  for  an  aspir- 
ant who  could  muster  less  than  half  of  that  number.  Yates,  how- 
ever, occupied  a  unique  position.  He  had  all  through  his  cam- 
paign studiously  avoided  mixing  in  the  factional  fight,  and  now 
he  was  the  only  one  of  the  four  candidates  who  was  not  embar- 
rassed by  an  entanglement  with  one  or  the  other  of  the  hostile 
elements.  His  supporters  were  largely  men  that  hitherto  had 
not  been  prominent  in  politics,  though  some  of  them  were  veterans. 
He  had  developed  several  elements  of  strength.  Memory  of  the 
first  Richard  Yates  was  still  living  and  strong  with  the  older 
generation,  particularly  with  the  veterans  of  the  Civil  War.  Of 
this  sentiment  his  son  to  a  large  extent  was  a  beneficiary.  But  it 
was  not  his  father's  record  alone  that  attracted  support.  He  had 
proven  a  good  campaigner.  His  appeals  from  the  platform  had 
been  effective.  The  impression  that  he  had  created,  stronger  than 
all  others,  was  that,  no  matter  what  might  be  said  in  criticism  of 
his  want  of  experience,  he  would  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office 
with  integrity  of  purpose. 

Richard  Yates,  when  he  started  out  for  the  Governorship  in  the 
autumn  of  1899,  was  still  under  thirty-nine  years  of  age.  He  was 
then  United  States  Internal  Revenue  Collector,  with  headquarters 
at  Springfield,  by  appointment  of  President  McKinley.  The  only 
other  office  of  importance  that  he  had  previously  held  was  that  of 


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23 


COL.   FRANK  ORREX  LOWDEN. 

(CHICAGO.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  THE   NOMINATION    FOR   GOVERNOR. 

Born  at  Sunrise,  Chesago  county,  Minnesota,  January  26,  1861.  His  father, 
Lorenzo  O.  Lowden,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  of  Scots  and  Dutch  stock,  and  emi- 
grated to  Minnesota  in  1853,  Chesago  county  being  at  that  time  one  of  the  outposts 
of  civilization  in  the  Northwest.  In  1868  the  family  removed  to  Hardin  county,  Iowa, 
and  the  early  life  of  young  Lowden  was  much  the  same  as  that  of  boys  similarly 
situated  —  the  rural  cross-roads  school  in  winter,  farmwork  in  summer.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  years,  he  began  to  teach  school  in  Hardin  county,  and,  his  ambition 
having  been  aroused  by  his  slight  foretaste  of  knowledge,  he  determined  to  get  a 
collegiate  education,  using  the  nights  and  other  leisure  hours  in  perfecting  himself  for 
the  entrance  examinations.  During  this  time  he  took  a  partial  course  in  the  Iowa 
Agricultxiral  and  Mechanical  College  at  Ames.  At  the  end  of  five  years  of  farming, 
teaching  and  studying  he  succeeded  in  passing  the  examination  for  entrance  into  the 

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24  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

county  judge  of  Morgan  county.  Thus  he  was  ranked  as  a  young 
man  —  younger  than  most  of  the  men  who  ever  before  had  aspired 
to  the  governorship  ;  and  there  were  some  misgivings  about  his  lack 
of  experience  in  public  affairs.  Many  there  were,  indeed,  who 
at  the  outset  refused  to  accept  his  candidacy  as  serious  or  impor- 
tant; for  nearly  all  of  the  influential  party  leaders,  the  men  who 
were  accustomed  to  "  deliver  "  the  delegates  from  their  respective 
counties,  were  to  be  found  lined  up  with  one  or  the  other  of  the 
three  other  candidates. 

THE   NOMINATION  AT  PEORIA. 

These  were  the  conditions  that  made  the  success  of  Richard 
Yates  at  the  Peoria  convention  in  1900  altogether  logical.  Indeed, 
if  the  leaders  who  were  allied  with  the  other  candidates  had  been 
able  to  make  a  careful  and  unbiased  study  of  the  situation  they 
would  have  seen  that  his  nomination  was  well-nigh  inevitable. 
The  reason  of  this  was  to  be  found  in  the  fact  that  the  feeling 
that  had  been  engendered  between  the  two  hostile  factions  was 
such  that  neither  would  permit  the  candidate  of  the  other  wing 

(Continued  from  preceding  page.) 

freshman  class  at  Iowa  State  University  at  Iowa  City.  His  funds  running  low  after 
two  years  at  college,  he  was  forced  to  remain  away  during  his  junior  year,  obtaining 
a  position  as  principal  of  the  school  at  Hubbard,  Iowa,  meanwhile  keeping  up  the 
studies  of  the  junior  university  year.  He  reentered  college  at  the  beginning  of  the 
senior  vear  and  graduated  with  his.  class  as  valedictorian  in  1885.  During  his  college 
career  he  took  an  active  interest  in  every  phase  of  life  at  the  institution  and  since  his 

fraduation  has  delivered  many  addresses  before  the  undergraduates,  among  them 
eing  one,  the  commencement  address  to  the  class  of  1894,  on  "  The  Lawyer  s  Alle- 
giance to  the  Law,"  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  address  in  1901  on  "  Some  Phases  of  the 
Industrial  Question,"  both,  of  "which  have  been  widely  quoted.  The  college  course 
completed,  a  position  as  teacher  of  Latin  and  mathematics  in  the  high  school  of 
Burlington,  Iowa,  was  accepted  and  held  for  a  year,  the  study  of  the  law  occupying  all 
spare  time.  With  the  end  in  view  of  eventually  becoming  a  lawyer,  Mr.  Lowden  went 
to  Chicago  in  1886  and  secured  a  position  as  stenographer  in  the  law  office  of  Dexter, 
Herrick  &  Allen,  and  in  September  of  the  same  year  he  entered  the  Union  College  of 
Law,  now  Northwestern  University  Law  School.  He  did  what  amounted  to  three 
years'  work  in  one  at  this  institution,  still  holding  down  his  position  in  the  law  office, 
and  graduated  in  1887  as  valedictorian,  receiving  at  the  same  time  the  first  prize  on 
his  oration  and  the  first  prize  for  scholarship.  His  connection  with  this  college  has 
been  kept  up  since  his  graduation,  and  for  some  time  he  filled  the  chair  of  federal 
jurisprudence.  In  recognition  of  his  services  in  aid  of  the  school  the  student  assembly- 
room  in  the  new  professional  school  building  has  been  named  "  Lowden  Hall."  He 
has  been  for  several  years  president  of  the  Alumni  Association  as  well  as  a  member  of 
the  several  bar  associations  and  various  civic  and  economic  leagues,  local  and  national. 

After  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr.  Lowden  remained  three  years  with  the  firm 
which  first  gave  him  employment  in  Chicago,  and  has  since  been  connected  in  partner- 
ship with  some  of  the  best  lawyers  in  that  city.  He  has  been  prominent  in  politics, 
though  he  has  never  held  any  official  position.  His  name  has  been  prominently  con- 
nected with  many  of  the  civic  reform  associations  of  Chicago  for  several  years.  He 
is  also  actively  interested  in  farming  and  in  the  raising  of  chickens  and  live  stock  on 
his  large  and  model  farm,  "  Sinnissippi,"  near  Oregon,  Ogle  county. 

In  April,  1896,  Mr.  Lowden  was  married  to  Miss  Florence  Pullman,  and  they  have 
four  children  —  Pullman,  Florence,  Harriet  Elizabeth  and  Frances  Orren. 

During  the  Spanish-American  War,  Mr.  Lowden  was  chairman  of  a  citizens'  com- 
mittee organized  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for  soldiers  in  the  field,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1898  he  was  elected  Lieutenant- Colonel  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry. 

At  the  Republican  National  Convention,  in  June,  1904,  Colonel  Lowden  was  made 
National  Committeeman  for  Illinois. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  25 

of  the  party  to  be  nominated.  Yates,  with  his  handful  of  dele- 
gates, held  the  balance  of  power.  Hanecy  would  not  go  to  Reeves 
or  Carter;  nor  would  Reeves  or  Carter  go  to  Hanecy.  Rather 
than  do  this,  either  would  prefer  to  transfer  his  support  to 
some  man  who  had  not  mixed  in  the  war  of  the  factions.  But 
there  was  no  man  of  this  description  available,  with  the  single 
exception  of  Richard  Yates,  who  sat  there  with  his  275  dele- 
gates, all  "  standing  pat  "  and  ready  to  go  to  the  ditch  with  their 
candidate. 

Out  of  this  situation  came  the  nomination  of  Richard  Yates  in 
1900  through  the  transfer  to  him  of  the  delegates  that  were  allied 
with  the  Tanner-Hanecy  wing  of  the  party.  The  events  attending 
that  nomination  —  the  change  on  the  third  ballot  of  a  Chicago 
ward  from  Carter  to  Reeves  —  the  Yates  stampede  that  followed 
when  Congressman  William  Lorimer,  of  Chicago,  leader  of  the 
Hanecy  forces,  leaped  upon  the  platform  and  frantically  waved  a 
Yates  banner  —  the  rapidly  changing  votes  of  the  counties  that 
ended  in  victory  for  the  young  man  from  Jacksonville  —  made 
that  convention  historic.  No  such  convention  had  ever  been  held 
before  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  those  who  witnessed  the  remark- 
able and  dramatic  proceedings  were  of  the  opinion  that  never 
again  would  they  have  an  opportunity  to  attend  a  convention  so 
replete  with  thrilling  interest. 


26  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


CHAPTER  II. 

HOW     AND     WHEN     THE     CAMPAIGN     BEGAN  —  PRESIDENT 

ROOSEVELT    IN    SPRINGFIELD  — NORTHERN 

ILLINOIS    MOVEMENT. 

The  campaign  for  the  Republican  nomination  for  Governor 
which  culminated  in  the  convention  of  1904  was  by  far  the  most 
remarkable  in  the  political  history  of  Illinois.  It  had  its  beginning 
in  the  summer  of  1903.  It  was  practically  a  foregone  conclusion 
as  early  as  June  of  that  year  that  Governor  Yates  would  seek 
renomination.  As  has  been  shown,  not  many  Governors  had 
found  renomination  a  thing  easily  secured.  Nearly  all  had  had 
to  fight  for  it  and  to  fight  hard ;  and  at  least  two  of  them  had 
been  unsuccessful  in  their  ambition.  Now  Governor  Yates  was 
confronted  by  conditions  that  to  most  men  would  have  appeared 
discouraging.  The  factional  division  of  the  party  which  had 
started  before  his  election  to  office  had  been  maintained  in  a 
modified  form,  and  now  he  found  a  large  element  of  his  party 
arrayed  against  him  and  determined  to  defeat  his  renomination. 
The  opposition  had  been  increased  by  the  hostile  attitude  of  a 
number  of  Chicago  newspapers.  He  received  advice  from  some 
professedly  friendly  sources  that  it  would  be  unwise  to  make  a 
fight  for  a  second  term.  But  in  the  face  of  all  this,  the  resolution 
was  early  reached  that  whatever  might  happen  he  would  make  a 
fight  for  renomination  —  that  he  would  go  before  the  people  of  the 
State  and  present  his  case  to  them,  appealing  for  the  vindication  of 
his  official  conduct. 

Plans  for  the  approaching  contest  were  started  before  the 
close  of  the  session  of  the  Legislature  in  May,  1903.  The  fol- 
lowers of  L.  Y.  Sherman,  then  a  member  of  the  lower  house  — 
"  The  39,"  as  they  came  to  be  called  —  had  a  meeting  and  pledged 
themselves  to  stand  together  in  the  coming  campaign.  This  was 
largely  a  pledge  of  personal  loyalty  to  Judge  Sherman,  though 
it  was  not  then  known  whether  or  not  he  would  become  a  candi- 
date for  Governor. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


27 


HON.   CHARLES   S.    DENEEN. 

(CHICAGO.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  GOVERNOR. 

Born  at  Edwardsville,  Madison  county,  Illinois,  May  4,  1863.  He  comes  from  one 
of  the  oldest  families  of  the  State,  his  grandfather,  Risdon  Moore,  having  come  to 
Illinois  in  1812  from  Georgia.  Mr.  Moore  was  a  hero  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and 
removed  to  Illinois  on  account  of  his  hostility  to  slavery.  He  brought  all  his  slaves 
with  him  when  he  came  north  and  immediately  gave  them  their  freedom  and  assisted 
in  establishing  them  on  a  self-supporting  basis.  Mr.  Moore  was  speaker  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  in  the  Territorial  Legislature  of  1814  and  a  member  of  two  subse- 
quent Legislatures.  In  1823  he  was  one  of  two  men  who  signed  the  minority  report 
which  opposed  calling  a  constitutional  convention,  the  purpose  of  which  was  to  make 
Illinois  a  slave  State. 

Charles  S.    Deneen  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  and  at  McKen- 
dree  College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  classical  course  in   1882  and  in  the  law  course 
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28  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  4th  of  June  brought  to  Springfield  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  who  came  to  participate  in 
the  dedication  of  the  new  State  Armory.  The  occasion  was  a 
notable  one  and  it  attracted  to  the  Capital  many  of  the  leading 
politicians  of  the  State.  In  the  street  parade  that  day,  Senator 
Cullom  and  Governor  Yates  occupied  a  carriage  with  President 
Roosevelt :  and  as  they  drove  through  the  streets  of  Springfield 
they  talked  of  Illinois  politics.  The  President  was  impressive 
in  urging  harmony  in  the  party ;  he  went  so  far  as  to  say  that  in 
the  East,  Illinois  was  regarded  as  a  doubtful  State.  The  Senator 
and  the  Governor,  it  is  said,  each  pointed  to  the  other  as  being 
responsible  for  the  factional  division  that  then  existed.  The  Gov- 
ernor said  that  his  friends  were  willing  to  meet  the  Senator's 
friends  half  way.  The  Senator  said  that  he  had  always  been  for 
harmony  and  for  a  united  party.  There  was  more  of  the  conversa- 
tion ;  but  that  was  about  the  nearest  approach  to  an  understand- 
ing that  was  reached  in  the  direction  of  harmony. 

The  President  departed  for  Washington  in  the  afternoon. 
That  night  the  Governor  had  a  meeting  with  a  number  of  his 
political  friends  at  the  Executive  Mansion.  The  situation  was 
talked  over.  The  Governor  was  not  yet  ready  to  make  an 
announcement  of  his  candidacy,  but  he  gave  those  present  to 
understand  that  they  were  to  regard  him  as  a  candidate  for 
renomination. 

GOVERNOR  YATES  GOES  ABROAD. 

The  Governor,  who  had  not  been  in  robust  health  since  the 
previous  autumn,  had  planned  a  trip  abroad,  and  that  night  at 


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in    1885.     He  is  now  one  of  the   trustees  of  his  alma  mater.     After   his  graduation   he 
taught  school   in    Jasper   and   Madison  counties,   studying  law   and   going  to   Chicago   to 

1  _i_         l_*  1 ,         _  _1 ^; TT_  1_J        il TT-     • /-•-..- _  r        T    /  1_i_    .        Al 


part,    ___    „ —   ..._   _____  .___ 

Central  Committee.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Convention  at  Philadelphia  in 
1900.  During  all  the  campaigns  of  the  last  sixteen  years  he  has  been  an  active  cam- 
paigner, making  speeches  for  the  ticket  in  all  parts  of  the  city  and  surrounding  country. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  29 

midnight,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Yates,  he  started  for  New  York, 
whence  he  sailed  for  Europe.  His  friends,  who  had  been  con- 
ferring with  him,  went  to  their  homes  in  various  parts  of  the 
State.  The  State  convention  was  almost  a  year  away;  but  those 
who  had  participated  in  the  Executive  Mansion  conference  on  the 
night  of  the  4th  of  June  went  home  feeling  certain  that  the  con- 
test for  the  Governorship  would  begin  in  earnest  as  soon  as 
Governor  Yates  returned  from  his  foreign  trip ;  and  most  of  them 
began  at  once  to  lay  the  groundwork  of  local  organization  for 
the  coming  contest. 

No  man  had  yet  announced  himself  a  candidate  for  Governor. 
Yet  as  early  as  the  4th  of  June  it  was  regarded  as  reasonably 
certain  that  at  least  six  men  would  aspire  to  the  nomination  — 
Governor  Yates,  who  had  virtually  admitted  his  candidacy ;  L.  Y. 
Sherman,  former  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives : 
Charles  S.  Deneen,  State's  Attorney  of  Cook  county ;  Col.  Frank 
O.  Lowden,  a  Chicago  lawyer;  H.  J.  Hamlin,  Attorney-General 
of  the  State,  and  Congressman  Vespasian  Warner.  Months 
elapsed  before  all  of  these  men  got  into  the  contest ;  but  they  were 
the  identical  men  whose  names  eventually  were  presented  to  the 
State  convention. 

The  fact  that  so  many  men  were  to  seek  the  nomination  spoke 
well  for  the  confidence  in  the  success  of  the  party  at  the  polls  the 
following  year.  It  was  well  understood  that  the  State  convention, 
however  it  might  result,  or  whoever  might  be  the  winner  in  the 
coming  contest,  would  mark  the  end  of  all  differences  so  far  as 
the  campaign  and  election  were  concerned,  and  that  all  factions 
would  unite  in  the  support  of  the  ticket  nominated.  It  was  in  this 
spirit  and  in  this  belief  that  the  campaign  for  the  nomination  for 
Governor  had  its  inception  in  the  early  summer  of  1903. 

The  first  movement  in  the  direction  of  organization  developed 
in  northern  Illinois  in  June.  Party  leaders  in  that  section  of 
the  State,  looking  back  a  number  of  years,  discovered  that  the 
northern  half  of  the  State,  outside  of  Chicago,  had  not  had  its 
proper  proportion  of  State  offices.  The  office  of  Governor  had 
usually  gone  to  central  Illinois,  and  most  of  the  other  offices  had 
been  carried  off  by  the  central  or  southern  parts  of  the  State. 
That  section  known  as  "Egypt,"  so  fertile  of  adroit  and  success- 
ful politicians,  though  having  a  much  smaller  population,  had  had 
more  than  its  share,  according  to  the  views  of  the  northern  leaders  ; 


30  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

for  at  that  moment  there  were  three  State  officers  who  resided  in 
the  southern  half  of  the  State.  It  was  argued  that  the  time  had 
arrived  when  northern  Illinois  should  assert  itself  and  secure 
larger  recognition  from  the  State  convention. 

"THE   OGLE    COUNTY    FARMER." 

Accordingly,  a  meeting  of  party  leaders  was  held  at  Rock- 
ford  on  the  1 8th  of  June.  The  counties  represented  for  the  most 
part  were  those  composing  the  twelfth  and  thirteenth  Congres- 
sional districts.  Already  the  name  of  Colonel  Lowden  had  been 
freely  used  as  a  probable  candidate,  and  it  was  expected  that  he 
would  be  brought  out  as  the  northern  Illinois  candidate ;  for  he 
owned  a  magnificent  farm  and  country  place  near  Oregon,  and  was 
therefore  almost  as  much  a  resident  of  Ogle  county  as  he  was  of 
Chicago.  Many  months  each  year  he  had  spent  at  "  Sinnissippi," 
as  his  country  place  was  named,  and  he  had  acquired  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  called,  half  in  jest,  half  in  earnest,  the  "  Ogle 
county  farmer."  He  had  an  extensive  personal  acquaintance  in 
the  northern  and  northwestern  counties,  and  many  of  the  local 
leaders  in  that  section  thought  well  of  him  as  a  prospective  candi- 
date for  Governor. 

About  one  hundred  prominent  Republicans  attended  the  Rock- 
ford  "  love  feast,"  as  the  gathering  was  called.  B.  F.  Shaw, 
editor  of  the  Dixon  Telegraph,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Republican  party  in  Illinois,  presided.  All  of  the  speeches  made 
related  to  the  proposition  to  secure  better  representation  on  the 
State  ticket  for  northern  Illinois.  Among  those  who  made 
speeches  were  State  Senator  Homer  F.  Aspinwall,  of  Freeport ; 
H.  C.  Burchard,  of  Stephenson  county  ;  A.  S.  Leckie,  of  Rockford  ; 
Ralph  Eaton,  D.  W.  Baxter,  of  Ogle  county ;  Col.  Mose  Dillon,  of 
Sterling,  and  Howard  O.  Hilton,  of  Rockford.  Mr.  Hilton  made 
reference  to  the  coming  out  of  the  candidates  for  Governor,  and 
said:  "Out  this  way  there  is  another  man,  a  big,  whole-souled 
fellow,  who  has  the  brains  to  be  a  big  and  broad  Governor.  I 
refer  to  Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden." 

This  declaration  was  greeted  with  an  applause  which  showed 
the  meeting  to  be  clearly  a  Lowden  gathering.  For  reasons  of 
policy,  however,  his  friends  did  not  ask  an  endorsement  or  a 
declaration  in  his  favor.  Practically  the  only  action  taken  at  the 
meeting  was  the  adoption  of  the  following  resolution : 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


31 


HON.   ROWLAND  J.   HAMLIN. 

(SHELBYVILLE.) 
ATTORNEY-GENERAL    OF    ILLINOIS A    CANDIDATE    FOR    NOMINATION     FOR    GOVERNOR. 

Born  on  a  farm  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  New  York,  July  13,  1850.  He  received 
his  earlier  education  at  the  short  terms  of  a  district  school,  working  on  the  farm 
meanwhile.  Later  he  attended  Lawrenceville  Academy  and  finished  his  education  at  the 
State  Normal  School  at  Potsdam,  New  York.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  came 
to  Illinois  and  taught  school  in  Moultrie  and  Shelby  counties,  studying  law  at  the 
same  time  under  the  direction  of  Anthony  Thornton,  of  Shelbyville,  ex-judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875.  He  formed,  some  time  later, 
a  partnership  with  Judge  Thornton,  which  lasted  for  many  years.  Mr.  Hamlin  has 
always  been  prominent  in  State  politics,  having  served  on  the  State  Central  Committee 
several  terms,  and  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Convention  that  nominated 
William  McKinley  the  first  time.  At  the  Republican  State  Convention  of  1898,  of 
which  he  was  the  permanent  chairman,  he  outlined  the  expansion  policy  of  the  party 
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32  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  our  intention  to  give  united  support  to  secure 
our  just  proportion  of  candidates  for  office  in  the  State  convention.  We 
recommend  that  a  massmeeting  of  northern  Illinois  Republicans  be  called 
the  first  of  September  at  Rockford,  for  the  purpose  of  further  outlining 
and  determining  the  course  to  be  taken  by  the  Republicans  of  northern 
Illinois,  to  the  end  that  united  action  may  be  had. 

While  the  Rockford  "  love  feast "  was  in  progress,  Colonel 
Lowden  was  at  his  country  place  on  the  banks  of  Rock  river. 
He  was  entertaining  a  number  of  prominent  party  leaders,  includ- 
ing Senator  Cullom,  United  States  Marshal  John  C.  Ames  and 
United  States  District  Attorney  S.  H.  Bethea.  During  the  day, 
Colonel  Lowden  and  Senator  Cullom  drove  over  to  Mount  Morris, 
some  miles  away,  and  called  on  Congressman  Hitt.  Much 
significance  was  attached  to  the  gathering  at  "  Sinnissippi "  that 
day;  but  when  Senator  Cullom  and  his  friends  got  back  to 
Chicago  they  declared  that  Colonel  Lowden  had  not  indicated 
whether  or  not  he  would  be  a  candidate  for  Governor.  A  Chicago 
paper  had  this  to  say  regarding  the  conference : 

"  It  can  be  stated  that  harmony  was  the  keynote  of  their 
political  gossip.  Various  plans  to  unite  the  Republican  party  of 
Illinois  for  the  battle  of  1904  and  carry  the  State  by  another 
McKinley  majority  were  the  chief  topics  of  their  discussion. 
It  was  given  out  that  Federal  office-holders  would  take  no  part 
in  the  coming  campaign,  and  that  Senator  Cullom  has  no  desire 
to  be  an  active  participant." 

The  second  Rockford  meeting  was  held  on  the  first  of  Sep- 

(Con  tinned  from  preceding  page.) 

that  was  afterward  pursued.  That  address  was  one  of  the  most  notable  of  the  year; 
for  it  was  delivered  at  a  time  when  the  party,  on  the  question  of  expansion,  was  still 
uncommitted  and  its  policy  not  definitely  settled.  In  an  editorial  on  the  speech,  the 
Chicago  Inter  Ocean  said: 

"  The  most  significant  of  all  Mr.  Hamlin's  utterances  was  that  referring  to  the 
war  policy  of  the  administration.  Others  had  spoken  of  the  limitations  imposed  on 
the  Government  waging  a  war  of  humanity,  but  Mr.  Hamlin  outlined  a  policy  that 
'  Would  strike  the  last  vestige  of  Spanish  treachery  and  cruelty  from  the  Western 
hemisphere,'  and  that  would  mark  a  new  epoch  in  the  history  of  this  country.  When 
he  spoke  of  Commodore  Dewey's  raising  the  stars  and  stripes  in  the  Philippine  islands, 
there  to  stay,  the  convention  went  wild  with  enthusiasm.  No  other  utterance  of  the 
day  met  with  prompter  approval  and  no  plank  in  the  platform  was  more  enthusiastic- 
ally applauded  than  that  declaring  that  the  United  States  should  hold  such  conquered 
territory  as  would  be  advantageous  to  its  interests  in  time  of  war  and  peace.  On  the 
same  day  W.  J.  Bryan,  speaking  at  Omaha,  declared  against  retaining  Puerto  Rico  or 
the  Philippines.  Time  will  show  whether  he  spoke  for  his  party  or  not,  but  no  one  can 
doubt  where  the  Republicans  of  Illinois  stand  on  the  question." 

Two  years  earlier  (July,  1896)  at  Vandalia,  he  made  a  speech  which  was  circulated 
throughout  the  State  as  a  campaign  document,  being  pronounced  a  complete  and  mas- 
terful refutation  of  the  Democratic  arguments  for  free  silver  and  free  trade. 

On  May  8,  1900,  Mr.  Hamlin  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  Attorney-General 
and  was  elected  at  the  November  election  by  a  majority  of  eighty-seven  thousand  votes, 
leading  the  ticket  by  more  than  ten  thousand  votes.  In  this  office  he  has  made  an 
excellent  record. 

Mr.  Hamlin  married  Miss  Ella  York  at  Windsor,  Shelby  county,  June  8,  1876. 
They  have  four  children  —  Howard  B.,  Joseph  and  Jesse  Y.  ("Jack")  Hamlin,  and 
Mrs'.  Agnes  Y.  Mertens,  wife  of  Charles  "R.  Mertens. 


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33 


COL.  VESPASIAN  WARNER. 

(CLINTON.) 

CANDIDATE   FOR  THE   NOMINATION    FOR  GOVERNOR. 

Born  in  Mount  Pleasant  (now  Farmer  City),  Illinois,  April  23,  1842,  his  father 
being  Dr.  John  Warner.  In  the  following  year  the  family  removed  to  Clinton.  There 
Vespasian  attended  the  common  and  high  schools,  afterward  taking  a  course  at  Lom- 
bard University,  at  Galesburg,  Illinois.  He  was  reading  law  in  the  office  of  the  Hon. 
Lawrence  Weldon  in  Clinton  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out  and  immediately  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  the  Twentieth  Infantry.  He  remained  in  the  ranks  and  carried  a 
musket  until  February  5,  1862,  when  he  was  commissioned  a  second  lieutenant.  With 
his  regiment  he  saw  his  first  service  in  Missouri,  after  which  came  the  Fort  Donaldson 
campaign,  his  promotion  and  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  Before  this  last  engagement  he  had 
a  premonition  of  approaching  danger  which  was  so  strong  that  he  reread  and  burned 
a  package  of  letters  from  a  sweetheart,  fearing  that  they  might  fall  into  strange  hands. 
The  precaution  was  justified  when  the  young  officer  received  a  wound  in  the  cheek 
(Continued  at  bottom  of  next  page.) 


34  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

tember  as  planned.  It  was  a  larger  gathering  than  the  first  one 
had  been.  About  a  thousand  Republicans,  representing  nearly  all 
of  the  counties  of  the  northern  part  of  the  State,  were  present. 

B.  F.  Shaw,  of  Dixon,  was  again  the  presiding  officer.    Speeches 
were  made  by  Mayor  Jackson,  of  Rockford ;    State  Senator  John 

C.  McKenzie,  of  Jo  Daviess  county ;    Rev.  G.  R.  Van  Horn,  of 
Rockford,  and  ex-Congressman  Walter  Reeves,  of  Streator.     No 
attempt  was  made  to  boom  Colonel  Lowden  for  Governor,  but 
his  friends  were  in  an  overwhelming  majority.    The  avowed  pur- 
pose of  the  meeting  —  to  secure  proper  recognition  for  northern 
Illinois  —  was  kept  well  in  view.    A  committee  was  appointed  to 
map   out   a   plan   of   campaign.      This    committee   organized   by 
electing  E.  H.  Marsh,  of  Rockford,  chairman  ;   J.  R.  Cowley,  of 
Freeport,  secretary,  and  J.  Stewart  Lament,  of  Apple  River,  assist- 
ant secretary.   A  majority  of  the  committee  were  friends  of  Colonel 
Lowden   and   it   was    the   general    understanding   that    its   work 
would  be  directed  with  a  view  to  promoting  his  interests  in  the 
contest  for  the  Governorship. 

DENEEN'S    FRIENDS    AT   WORK. 

Meanwhile  the  friends  of  Charles  S.  Deneen  were  actively  at 
work  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Deneen  had  not  yet  said  that  he  would  be 
a  candidate;  but  powerful  influences  were  at  work  paving  the 
way  for  his  candidacy.  The  first  endorsement  he  secured  at  a 
public  meeting  appears  to  have  been  embodied  in  a  resolution 
adopted  at  a  mass  meeting  of  Republicans  of  the  Seventh  ward, 


(Continued  from  preceding  page.) 

which  at  first  appeared  to  be  very  serious.  He  recovered,  however,  but  the  scar  is  still 
slightly  visible.  Shortly  afterward  he  was  offered  a  detail  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  M.  K. 
Lawlor,  but  declined  it  at  his  Colonel's  request.  A  little  later  he  was  detailed  to  the 
staff  of  Gen.  John  E.  Smith,  and,  after  serving  there  for  one  month,  was  passed  to 
the  staff  of  General  Logan,  serving  with  that  commander  around  Vicksburg  and 
throughout  the  siege.  When  General  Logan  became  Corps  Commander,  Lieutenant 
Warner  remained  with  his  successor,  Gen.  M.  D.  Leggett,  and  served  at  the  battle  of 
Kenesaw  Mountain  and  in  the  campaign  around  Atlanta.  He  fell  under  his  horse 
during  this  campaign  and,  just  before  Sherman  cut  joose  from  Atlanta  on  the  march 
to  the  sea,  was  invalided  home.  Recovering  from  his  injury  after  several  months  of 
suffering,  he  was  ordered  to  the  plains  in  March,  1865,  and  three  months  later  was 
made  a  captain.  He  saw  considerable  service  against  the  Indians  in  Nebraska  and 
was  breveted  major  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service  July  13,  1866.  Immediately  he  began  a  course  in  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
graduating  in  1868,  returning  to  Clinton  and  entering  into  a  partnership  with  Clifton 
H.  Moore,  whose  daughter  he  married.  He  served  as  Colonel  and  Judge-Advocate 
General  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard,  through  the  administrations  of  Governors 
Hamilton,  Oglesby  and  Fifer.  Mr.  Warner  was  a  presidential  elector  in  1888  and  was 
nominated  and  elected  to  represent  the  thirteenth  district  in  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress 
in  1894,  being  reflected  in  1896,  1898,  1900  and  1902.  In  the  Fifty-fifth  Congress  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Committees  on  Agriculture  and  Invalid  Pensions,  and  is  now 
(1904)  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Revision  of  the  Laws. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  35 

held  on  the  night  of  June  17,  at  Sixty-third  street  and  Stony 
Island  avenue  in  Chicago.    This  resolution  was  as  follows : 

WHEREAS,  Chicago  ought  to  name  the  next  Republican  candidate  for 
Governor,  since  neither  of  the  United  States  Senators  resides  in  Cook 
county;  and, 

WHEREAS,  This  great  office  requires  a  man  of  strong  vitality,  wide 
experience  in  public  affairs,  unflinching  courage,  demonstrated  by  the  per- 
formance of  difficult  public  duties  under  adverse  circumstances,  and  integ- 
rity beyond  suspicion ;  and 

WHEREAS,  We  believe  that  all  these  conditions  and  qualifications  are 
happily  satisfied  in  the  highest  degree  by  our  distinguished  fellow  citizen, 
the  present  State's  Attorney  of  Cook  county,  Charles  S.  Deneen ;  now, 

Therefore,  Acting  under  the  constitution  of  this  organization,  we  rec- 
ommend Mr.  Deneen  to  the  Republican  voters  of  the  Seventh  Ward  as 
a  proper  candidate  for  the  office  of  Governor  of  Illinois,  and  we  pledge 
ourselves,  when  he  shall  have  signified  his  willingness  to  stand  for  the 
office,  to  do  all  we  can  to  bring  about  his  nomination  and  to  unite  with 
all  other  Republicans  and  Republican  organizations  of  this  and  other  wards 
to  secure  that  much-to-be-desired  result. 

Other  Deneen  meetings  quickly  followed.  One  was  held  in 
the  Sixth  Ward  on  24th  of  June  at  Boulevard  hall,  Forty-seventh 
street  and  Grand  boulevard.  The  Deneen  Club  of  the  Sixth 
ward  was  there  organized.  Among  the  speakers  was  Henry 
Greenebaum,  who  had  been  a  campaigner  as  far  back  as  1856. 
He  voiced  the  spirit  of  the  meeting  when  he  said : 

It  is  grand  to  see  a  movement  of  this  kind  have  its  beginning  with  the 
people.  To  me,  one-man  power  in  dictating  nominations  is  as  bad  as  any 
despotic  government.  Let  the  people  say  who  they  want  for  their  candi- 
dates and  they  always  select  the  best  men.  As  a  man  of  the  highest  char- 
acter, of  ability  and  of  integrity,  of  wonderful  resources,  Mr.  Deneen  is 
my  ideal. 

On  the  28th,  the  Twenty-first  Ward  Republican  Club  gave 
Mr.  Deneen  its  endorsement.  Resolutions  favoring  his  candi- 
dacy were  adopted,  and  in  speaking  on  the  resolutions  Paul  Stein- 
brecher  said: 

We  want  for  the  Republican  candidate  for  Governor  a  man  who  is 
strong  in  Cook  county  and  popular  in  the  country  —  a  man  who  is  fearless 
and  who  is  a  fighter,  and  that  man  is  Charles  S.  Deneen.  The  work  of  the 
next  legislature  will  be  of  vital  importance  to  the  people  of  Cook  county, 
and  we  need  in  the  Governor's  chair  a  representative  of  this  county  who  is 
in  touch  with  the  issues  which  mean  so  much  to  Chicago. 

Thus  the  Deneen  campaign  for  the  nomination  for  Governor 
was  well  under  way  before  the  end  of  June,  although  months 
passed  before  he  formally  entered  the  list  of  candidates. 


36  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


CHAPTER  III. 

GOVERNOR    YATES    RETURNS    FROM    EUROPE  — "  PRIVATE 

JOE"    FIFER   A   POSSIBILITY  — YATES' 

ANNOUNCEMENT. 

All  this  time  things  were  comparatively  quiet  in  the  Yates 
camp.  The  Governor  was  enjoying  a  few  quiet  weeks  on  the 
continent  of  Europe,  and  his  lieutenants  at  home  awaited  his 
return  before  making  any  important  move.  The  Governor,  return- 
ing, landed  in  New  York  July  18,  and  he  reached  Chicago  on  the 
24th.  Asked  whether  or  not  he  would  be  a  candidate  for  renomina- 
tion,  he  said : 

"  I  will  answer  that  by  repeating  what  Governor  Tanner  said 
when  asked  the  same  thing.  It  was  the  same  time  in  his  term 
and  he  remarked  that  it  should  be  taken  for  granted  that  a  man 
who  is  Governor  of  the  third  State  in  the  Union  would  take  a 
renomination  if  he  could  get  it.  That  fits  my  case." 

About  this  time  many  of  the  politicians  began  talking  of 
ex-Governor  Fifer  of  Bloomington  as  a  gubernatorial  possibility. 
The  ex-Governor  was  then  a  member  of  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission.  It  was  not  certain  that  he  would  agree  to  abandon 
that  desirable  and  honorable  post  to  enter  a  fight  for  an  office 
whose  honors  he  had  already  enjoyed.  Nevertheless,  the  Fifer 
movement  received  encouragement  and  for  a  time  it  looked  as 
if  "  Private  Joe  "  would  be  an  important  factor  in  the  contest. 

The  second  week  in  August  Mr.  Fifer  returned  home  from 
an  outing  in  Michigan  and  said  that  he  had  given  the  matter 
some  attention,  but  was  uncertain  whether  or  not  he  would  become 
a  candidate.  "  This  going  into  the  field  as  a  candidate  about  a 
year  before  the  convention,"  he  commented,  "  is  something  new 
to  me.  We  used  to  hear  a  little  talk  about  possible  candidates  for 
Governor  at  the  close  of  the  session  of  the  General  Assembly, 
and  then  nothing  more  until  the  following  winter.  I  think  this 
is  a  little  earlv  for  the  announcement  of  a  candidacv." 


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37 


HON.   LAWRENCE  Y.    SHERMAN. 

(MACOMB.) 

A    CANDIDATE    FOR    THE    NOMINATION    FOR    GOVERNOR  NOMINATED    FOR   LIEUTENANT- 
GOVERNOR. 

Born  in  Miami  county,  Ohio,  November  8,  1858.  His  boyhood  and  early  life 
were  passed  on  a  farm  in  Jasper  county,  Illinois,  to  which  the  family  removed  when 
he  was  but  one  year  of  age.  He  received  a  common  school  education  and  also  took 
a  course  at  McKendree  College,  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  where  Charles  S.  Deneen  was  a 
fellow  student.  He  taught  school  in  Jasper  and  St.  Clair  counties  and  put  in  his  spare 
time  reading  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  went  to  Macomb,  where,  after 
considerable  difficulty,  arising  from  the  lack  of  funds,  he  opened  an  office  and  began 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  1882.  Later  he  became  (and  still  is)  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Sherman,  Tunnicliff  &  Gumbart.  He  served  one  term  as  city  attorney  ot 
Macomb  and  one  term  as  county  judge  of  McDonough  county.  In  1896  he  was  elected 
to  the  Fortieth  General  Assembly,  in  which  he  made  a  distinct  impression  by  his  force- 
(Continued  at  bottom  of  next  page.) 


38         THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  ex-Governor  voiced  a  feeling  that  was  generally  shared 
by  the  older  party  leaders.  About  the  same  time  Congressman 
Cannon,  passing  through  Chicago  from  Washington,  thus  com- 
mented on  the  Governorship  contest: 

"  It  is  too  early.  January  will  be  plenty  of  time  to  take  that 
matter  up.  Of  course  there  is  nothing  to  prevent  people  who 
like  that  sort  of  thing  from  amusing  themselves  with  debating 
the  situation.  It  may  do  them  good." 

But  if  that  view  was  entertained  by  the  men  who  actually 
had  it  in  mind  to  contest  for  the  Governorship,  the  course  they 
pursued  was  quite  inconsistent  with  their  theories.  Although 
their  public  announcements  were  delayed  for  some  time,  all  were 
busily  engaged  in  making  plans  and  in  getting  the  work  of  organi- 
zation under  way.  Before  the  Governor's  return  to  Illinois  from 
his  European  trip,  he  had  taken  occasion  to  visit  Oyster  Bay, 
where  he  had  had  a  talk  with  President  Roosevelt,  presumably 
about  political  conditions  in  Illinois.  The  first  week  in  August 
he  met  about  a  dozen  of  his  closest  political  friends  in  a  conference 
at  the  Executive  Mansion.  This  was  merely  a  preliminary  and 
entirely  informal  conference,  and  ended  without  very  definite 
results.  But  on  the  I3th  another  meeting  was  held.  This  was 
a  larger  gathering,  about  forty  of  the  Governor's  friends  being 
present,  all  of  the  congressional  districts  outside  of  Cook  county 
being  represented.  This  meeting  was  held  in  the  office  of  the 
Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission.  Those  present  at  this  con- 
ference included  the  following: 

C.  E.  Snively,  Canton ;  George  T.  Buckingham,  Danville ;  W.  L. 
Sackett,  Morris;  W.  R.  Newton,  Yorkville;  E.  J.  Murphy,  warden  at 
Joliet ;  J.  B.  Smith,  warden  at  Chester ;  A.  H.  Jones,  of  Robinson,  pure 
food  commissioner ;  John  J.  Brown,  Vandalia ;  Senator  Putnam,  Peoria ; 
J.  E.  McClure,  Carlinville ;  T.  J.  Clark,  Quincy ;  John  H.  Duncan,  Marion ; 
James  H.  Danskin,  Jacksonville ;  Speaker  John  H.  Miller,  McLeansboro ; 
Senator  Len  Small,  Kankakee ;  Lieut.-Gov.  W.  A.  Northcott,  Greenville; 
James  S.  Neville,  Bloomington ;  Charles  M.  Tinney,  manager  of  the  State 
Committee  press  bureau ;  A.  L.  French,  Chapin ;  Senator  H.  M.  Dunlap, 
Savoy;  Walter  Fieldhouse;  Col.  J.  H.  Strong,  Chicago;  State  Commit- 
tee Chairman  Fred  H.  Rowe,  Jacksonville ;  Dr.  J.  A.  Wheeler,  Auburn ; 

(Continued  from  preceding  page.) 

ful  and  witty  speeches.  At  the  following  session  of  the  Legislature  (1899)  he  was 
elected  Speaker  of  the  House  and  he  held  the  chair  for  two  consecutive  terms.  He 
was  reflected  to  the  Legislature  in  1902.  During  his  service  in  the  Legislature  he  has 
been  closely  identified  with  the  passage  of  all  of  the  important  enactments  that  have 
been  placed  on  the  statute  books,  many  of  which  were  of  his  own  creating.  He  has 
been  actively  identified  with  State  politics  ever  since  his  first  election  to  the  speaker- 
ship  of  the  House.  He  was  the  second  candidate  to  formally  enter  the  contest  of 
1903-04  for  the  Republican  nomination  for  Governor.  The  State  convention  nominated 
him  for  Lieutenant-Governor. 


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39 


JOHN  H.  PIERCE. 

(KEWANEE.) 
CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  NOMINATION  FOR  GOVERNOR. 

Born  at  Aurora,  Illinois,  in  1843.  After  leaving  school  he  was  employed  in  the 
postoffice  in  his  native  city.  Later  he  removed  to  Kewanee,  Illinois.  After  spending 
some  time  in  California,  he  returned  to  Kewanee  and  engaged  in  the  iron  business. 
Later  he  became  identified  with  the  Western  Tube  Company,  of  Kewanee,  and  for 
many  years  was  its  president,  resigning  in  May,  1904.  He  is  now  (1904)  president  of 
the  Illinois  Manufacturers'  Association.  His  only  public  office  of  note  was  a  term  in 
the  State  Senate  (i887-'89),  though  he  has  been  a  political  factor  in  his  section  of  the 
State  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Pierce  did  not  formally  enter  the  contest  for  the  Governorship  in  the  cam- 
paign of  1903-4,  but  he  went  to  the  State  Convention  with  the  endorsement  of  Henry 
and  Stark  counties,  and  had  been  counted  a  possibility  for  some  time  before  the  con- 
vention met.  His  name  appeared  for  the  first  time  on  the  third  ballot,  and  thereafter 
he  figured  in  the  oalloting  as  one  of  the  candidates. 


40  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Col.  Fred  H.  Smith  and  G.  De  F.  Kinney,  Peoria ;    Ben  W.  Brown,  Island 
Grove;    M.  M.  Mallary,  Pontiac. 

The  conference  continued  for  perhaps  six  hours.  The  Gov- 
ernor asked  his  friends  for  a  frank  expression  of  their  views. 
He  said  that  he  had  not  brought  them  together  for  the  purpose 
of  asking  them  how  many  counties  they  could  carry  or  how  many 
delegates  they  could  control ;  he  wanted  to  know  the  exact  situa- 
tion —  the  truth.  This  led  to  a  general  and  informal  discussion 
of  the  situation  in  nearly  every  county  that  was  represented  in  the 
meeting.  It  was  decided  to  hold  another  and  larger  meeting  on 
the  26th  of  August. 

HOPKINS  AND  LORIMER  CALL  ON  YATES. 

Before  the  arrival  of  the  latter  date,  however,  there  was  a 
conference  at  the  Executive  Mansion  that  occasioned  no  little  com- 
ment and  that  started  a  variety  of  conflicting  stories.  On  the 
1 8th  of  August,  Senator  Hopkins  and  Congressman  William 
Lorimer  went  to  Springfield  without  previous  announcement  or 
engagement,  as  it  afterward  transpired,  and  spent  several  hours 
in  close  conference  with  the  Governor.  It  was  nearly  midnight 
before  the  conference  at  the  Mansion  broke  up  and  the  Senator 
and  the  Congressman  went  to  their  train.  The  story  was  pub- 
lished the  next  day  that  they  had  journeyed  to  the  capital  to 
advise  the  Governor  not  to  be  a  candidate.  As  subsequently 
ascertained,  however,  it  seems  that  no  such  advice  was  tendered ; 
that  the  conference  related  almost  entirely  to  the  situation  in 
Cook  county,  where,  in  the  opinion  of  Hopkins  and  Lorimer, 
a  candidate  should  be  brought  out  in  order  to  hold  together  the 
"  organization  "  of  which  Mr.  Lorimer  was  the  controlling  spirit. 
It  is  said  that  the  Governor  refused  his  assent  to  the  plan ;  that 
he  declined  to  enter  in  advance  into  a  combination  with  a  Cook 
county  candidate,  preferring  to  make  his  fight  without  an  alli- 
ance with  another  candidate. 

There  was  much  talk  about  this  time  as  to  the  attitude  of 
Congressman  Lorimer.  From  the  beginning  of  the  Yates  admin- 
istration he  had  been  recognized  as  the  head  of  the  party  organi- 
zation in  Cook  county  in  the  distribution  of  the  patronage  at 
the  disposal  of  the  Governor.  It  was  a  question  whether  Mr. 
Lorimer  would  support  the  Governor  in  case  he  became  a  candi- 
date for  renomination.  The  general  expectation  on  the  part  of 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  41 

the  Yates  men  was  that  Air.  Lorimer  would  stand  by  the  Gov- 
ernor. "  Governor  Yates,"  wrote  a  newspaper  correspondent, 
August  22,  "  has  never  gotten  out  of  his  mind  the  picture  of 
Congressman  Lorimer  standing  on  the  platform  at  the  State  con- 


UNITED  STATES  SENATOR  SHELBY  M.   CULLOM. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

Born  in  Wayne  county,  Kentucky,  November  22,  1829,  his  family  removing  to 
Tazewell  county,  Illinois,  the  following  year.  He  received  an  academic  and  university 
education,  removing  to  Springfield  in  the  fall  of  1853,  studying  law  under  Stuart  & 
Edwards,  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar.  Immediately  after  his  admission  he  was 
elected,  city  attorney.  He  was  a  presidential  elector  on  the  Fillmore  ticket  in  1856 
and  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  House  of  Representatives  the  same  year,  being  reflected 
in  1860,  1872  and  1874.  He  was  Speaker  of  the  House  in  1861  and  1863;  was  elected 
to  the  National  House  of  Representatives  in  1864,  serving  in  the  Thirty-ninth,  Fortieth 
and  Forty-first  Congresses,  retiring  March  3,  1871.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Repub- 
lican National  Convention  at  Philadelphia  and,  as  chairman  of  the  delegation,  placed 
General  Grant  in  nomination.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  Illinois  delegation  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention  in  1884.  He  was  elected  Governor  of  Illinois  in 
1876  and  succeeded  himself  in  1880,  resigning  February  3,  1883,  upon  his  election  to 
the  United  States  Senate.  He  took  his  seat  December  3,  1883,  and  was  reflected  in 
1888,  1894  and  1900.  Senator  Cullom  was  a  prime  mover  in  the  framing  and  passage 
of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Law  and  was  a  member  of  the  commission  which  framed 
the  legal  code  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands.  His  term  of  service  will  expire  March  3,  1907. 


42  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

vention  in  1902  waving  a  banner  and  leading  into  the  Yates  column 
318  delegates  of  the  Chicago  organization.  On  the  other  hand, 
Congressman  Lorimer  does  not  forget  the  fact  that  after  his 
election  Yates  recognized  the  Chicago  organization,  made  appoint- 
ments for  the  most  part  upon  its  recommendation,  and  upheld  it 
throughout  the  State." 

For  some  weeks,  too,  there  had  been  conflicting  stories  about 
the  attitude  of  Senator  Hopkins.  The  relations  which  had  existed 
between  Governor  Yates  and  Mr.  Hopkins  in  1902,  when  the 
Governor  led  the  contest  which  resulted  in  the  election  of  Mr. 
Hopkins  to  the  United  States  Senate,  were  universally  understood  ; 
and  the  expectation  of  the  Yates  men  was  that  Senator  Hopkins 
would  come  to  the  support  of  the  Governor  in  the  latter's  candi- 
dacy for  the  nomination.  But  the  junior  Senator  had  made  no 
public  declaration  on  the  subject  and  it  was  persistently  alleged 
in  many  of  the  newspapers  that  President  Roosevelt  had  made 
him  the  bearer  of  a  message  requesting  Governor  Yates  not  to 
become  a  candidate  for  renomination,  and  that  the  Senator  him- 
self had  urged  the  Governor  not  to  be  a  candidate.  Finally,  Mr. 
C.  R.  Paul,  editor  of  the  Illinois  State  Journal,  of  Springfield, 
addressed  a  letter  to  Senator  Hopkins,  calling  attention  to  the 
published  statements.  The  Senator  replied  as  follows : 

CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS,  August  21,  1903. 
Mr.  C.  R.  Paul,  The  Illinois  State  Journal,  Springfield,  Illinois: 

MY  DEAR  SIR, —  Your  letter  of  the  I7th  inst.,  calling  my  attention  to  a 
number  of  articles  which  have  appeared  in  the  press  of  the  State,  making 
the  statement  that  I  was  the  bearer  of  a  message  from  President  Roosevelt 
to  Governor  Yates,  urging  the  Governor  not  to  be  a  candidate  for  renomi- 
nation, and  that  I  had  also  had  a  conference  with  him  and  urged  him  to 
refrain  from  being  a  candidate  for  renomination,  has  been  received. 

There  is  no  truth  in  either  of  these  statements. 

President  Roosevelt  has  never  requested  me  to  be  the  bearer  of  such 
a  message  and  has  never  intimated  in  my  presence,  or  to  my  knowledge, 
that  he  did  not  wish  to  see  Governor  Yates  a  candidate  for  renomination. 

I  have  never  stated  to  the  Governor  that  he  ought  not  to  be  a  candi- 
date for  renomination. 

The  press  statements  which  you  mention  are  wholly  without  founda- 
tion. 

My  relations  with  Governor  Yates  now  are,  and  always  have  been, 
of  a  most  cordial  character.  Truly  yours, 

[Signed]  A.  J.  HOPKINS. 

BUOYANT    EFFECT   OF   HOPKINS'   LETTER. 
Publication  of  this  letter  was  reserved  until  the  morning  of 
August  26,  the  day  set  for  the  big  conference  at  the  Executive 
Mansion.     Then  it  appeared  in  large  type  on  the  first  page  of 


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43 


the  State  J'ournal,  and  as  the  200  Yates  men  who  had  arrived 
for  the  conference  read  the  Hopkins  letter  that  morning  they  were 
jubilant.  The  buoyant  effect  was  plainly  noticeable  in  the  meeting 
that  followed. 

The  Executive  Mansion  conference  of  August  26  was  held 
in  response  to  the  following  invitation  sent  out  by  the  Governor : 


UNITED    STATES    SENATOR   ALBERT   J.    HOPKINS. 
(AURORA.) 

Born  in  DeKalb  county,  Illinois,  August  5,  1846,  and  received  the  groundwork  of 
his  education  in  the  common  schools;  graduated  at  Hillsdale  (Michigan)  College  in 
June,  1870,  and  studied  law  and  commenced  practicing  in  Aurora.  He  was  state's 
attorney  of  Kane  county  from  1872  to  1876  and  a  member  of  the  Republican  State 
Central  Committee  from  1878  to  1880.  He  was  a  presidential  elector  on  the  Blaine 
and  Logan  ticket  in  1884,  and  was  elected  to  the  Forty-ninth,  Fiftieth,  Fifty-first,  Fifty- 
second,  Fifty-third,  Fifty-fourth,  Fifty-fifth,  Fifty-sixth  and  Fifty-seventh  Congresses. 
He  was  nominated  for  United  States  Senator  by  the  Republican  State  Convention  of 
1902  to  succeed  William  E.  Mason.  He  was  elected  by  the  Legislature  the  following 
January,  taking  his  seat  March  4,  1903. 


44  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

MY  DEAR  SIR, —  I  have  been  asked  by  many  friends  to  run  again  for 
Governor.  Forty  leading  men  united  in  an  absolute  request  to  this  effect 
last  week.  Before  taking  final  action  I  desire  to  hear  from  the  whole  State. 
Please  call  at  the  Executive  Mansion  next  Wednesday,  August  26,  at  10 
A.M.,  and  also  bring  with  you  one  of  the  strongest  of  your  friends  in  your 
county  who  is  not  a  State  appointee. 

If  for  any  reason  you  can  not  come,  send  a  man  upon  whom  you  can 
rely.  Your  county  should  be  represented  without  fail. 

Very  truly  yours,  RICHARD  YATES. 

This  meeting  was  by  far  the  most  important  that  had  yet 
been  held  to  promote  the  Governor's  candidacy.  Seventy-six 
counties  were  represented.  Governor  Yates  delivered  an  address 
of  some  length,  in  which  he  said  that  he  intended  to  become  a 
candidate  for  reelection,  but  would  reserve  public  announcement 
until  a  later  date.  A  number  of  speeches  were  made,  and  on 
motion  of  Fenton  W.  Booth,  of  Marshall  county,  it  was  declared 
the  sense  of  those  present  that  the  Governor  should  become  a 
candidate  for  renomination. 

It  was  at  this  meeting  that  plans  were  made  for  the  distribu- 
tion of  the  pamphlet,  "  The  Truth  About  the  Governor,"  which 
was  subsequently  prepared  and  published.  An  organization  was 
perfected  with  a  general  overseer  in  each  county,  who  was  pro- 
vided with  blanks  to  be  filled  in  with  the  names  of  the  Republican 
voters  of  his  county  and  returned  to  the  executive  office.  These 
blanks  were  distributed  at  the  meeting. 

The  Yates  campaign  in  the  State  meanwhile  was  getting  under 
way.  On  the  7th  of  September  the  Republicans  of  Calhoun 
county,  holding  a  convention  to  nominate  a  county  commissioner, 
adopted  a  resolution  declaring  for  the  Governor  for  a  second  term. 
This  was  the  first  formal  endorsement  given  the  Governor  by  a 
county  convention  that  year.  The  same  county  had  started  off 
the  first  Yates  campaign,  four  years  before. 

YATES  MAKES  FORMAL  ANNOUNCEMENT. 

On  September  21,  Governor  Yates  made  formal  announce- 
ment of  his  candidacy  at  the  Morgan  County  Republican  Con- 
vention held  in  Jacksonville,  his  home.  The  county  convention 
(which  had  been  called  to  nominate  a  county  commissioners' 
ticket)  adopted  resolutions  endorsing  his  administration  and  pledg- 
ing support.  The  Governor,  in  addressing  the  convention  at  con- 
siderable length,  said  in  part : 

On  November  6,  1900,  I  was  elected  by  63,518  majority.  Thirty-two 
months  have  elapsed  since  my  inauguration,  January  14,  1901.  During 


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45 


these  months  I  have  endeavored  faithfully  to  fulfil  the  pledge  made  by  me. 
If  I  have,  in  whole  or  in  part,  failed  to  fulfil  it,  the  failure  was  not  an 
intentional  or  conscious  one.  As  I  said  at  the  time,  mistakes  are  always 
possible.  Some  mistakes  have  been  made.  An  honest  effort  has  been  made 
to  right  and  correct  these  mistakes,  and  I  confidently  submit  the  whole 
record  to  you  to  consider  and  to  examine. 

Moreover,  during  this  period  I  have  continually  endeavored,  to  the 
utmost  of  my  power,  to  incorporate  into  legislative  and  official  action  the 
policies  and  principles  set  forth  in  the  Republican  State  platforms  of  1900 
and  1902.  A  careful  and  impartial  investigation  of  the  record  will  show 
that  the  economy  record,  the  efficiency  record,  the  appointment  record,  the 
law  and  order  record,  the  labor  record,  the  political  record,  and  the  whole 


CONGRESSMAN   ROBERT   R.    HITT. 
(MOUNT   MORRIS.) 

PRESIDED  AT  MEETING  AT  WHICH  COLONEL  LOWDEN  ANNOUNCED  HIS  CANDIDACY  FOR  GOV- 
ERNOR    WAS  ENDORSED  BY  STATE  CONVENTION   FOR  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

Born  at  Urbana,  Ohio,  January  16,  1834,  and  removed  to  Ogle  county  with  his 
parents  at  three  years  of  age.  He  was  educated  at  Rock  River  Seminary  (now  Mount 
Morris  College)  and  at  DePauw  University.  He  was  appointed  first  secretary  of  lega- 
tion and  charge  d'affaires  ad  interim  at  Paris,  France,  from  1874  to  1881,  in  which 
latter  year  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Secretary  of  State  under  President  Garfield. 
Mr.  Hitt  was  elected  to  the  Forty-seventh  Congress,  November  7,  1882,  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Hon.  R.  M.  A.  Hawk,  and  was  reflected  to  each  suc- 
ceeding Congress,  receiving  at  the  last  election  a  majority  of  almost  ten  thousand  over 
his  Democratic  opponent. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Hitt  was  a  newspaper  man  and  was  one  of  the  few  expert 
stenographers  in  the  West  before  the  Civil  War.  He  reported  the  Lincoln-Douglas 
debates  of  1858  for  the  Chicago  Press  and  Tribune — now  the  Chicago  Tribune. 


46  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

record  of  the  Republican  party  and  of  this  administration  in  Illinois,  dur- 
ing the  past  two  years  and  eight  months,  have  been  good  and  not  bad. 

Of  course  there  are,  as  there  always  have  been,  men  more  anxious 
to  build  up  themselves  than  to  build  up  the  Republican  party,  and  accord- 
ingly, fully  capable  of  tearing  down  the  Republican  party  in  order  to  build 
themselves  up.  Such  men  are  more  anxious  to  destroy  than  to  encourage 
Republican  officials.  Such  men  will  not  and  do  not  approve  this  adminis- 
tration, and  will  not  and  do  not  approve  any  administration  which  does 
not  submit  to  their  control.  Such  men  will  not  admit  that  this  adminis- 
tration is  good  and  not  bad.  I,  however,  feel  fully  justified  in  asserting 
that  were  I  and  all  my  associates  and  appointees  to  die  to-morrow,  the 
Republican  party  in  Illinois  could  and  would  go  forth  to  victory  in  1904 
upon  this  very  identical  record.  You  and  the  whole  State  know  this  state- 
ment to  be  true. 

In  1902,  ten  months  ago,  this  record  was  assailed  and  attacked  in  all 
its  parts,  and  in  all  parts  of  the  State,  by  our  inveterate  and  vigorous 
political  foe,  the  Democratic  party,  arrayed  behind  leaders  as  able  and  alert 
and  tireless  and  fearless  as  ever  led  any  party.  At  that  election,  on  Novem- 
ber 4,  1902,  the  people  of  Illinois,  at  the  polls,  rendered  their  verdict.  The 
verdict  was  a  sweeping  approval.  The  vote  on  state  treasurer,  the  head  of 
the  ticket,  was  a  purely  political  test,  and  on  that  as  a  test,  the  people 
voted  their  confidence  in  the  Republican  party  and  the  Republican  adminis- 
tration of  Illinois  by  the  splendid  majority  of  89,770.  To  realize  the  full 
force  of  this  decision  by  the  people,  it  must  be  remembered  that  President 
McKinley's  majority  in  Illinois  in  1900  was  94,924.  The  Republican  major- 
ity in  1902  was  thus  only  5,154  less  than  that  of  President  McKinley,  for 
whom  Democrats  voted  by  the  thousand. 

Moreover,  in  addition  to  the  usual  contest  between  the  parties  for  the 
control  of  the  legislature,  there  was  an  additional  issue  at  the  polls  in  1902, 
namely,  whether  the  people,  by  their  representatives,  should  send  to  the 
United  States  Senate  the  man  endorsed  by  the  Republican  party  at  its 
State  convention  in  May,  1902,  namely,  Albert  J.  Hopkins.  It  is  sometimes 
asserted  that  it  is  much  more  difficult  to  carry  an  election  when  the  Sen- 
atorial candidate  has  been  nominated  by  the  State  convention.  The 
decision  upon  this  point,  however,  was  as  decisive  as  the  other.  Of  the 
153  representatives,  eighty-eight  Republicans  were  chosen,  as  against  sixty- 
five  of  all  other  parties,  and  of  the  twenty-six  Senators,  twenty  were  chosen 
by  the  Republicans,  as  against  six  democrats,  the  vote  on  joint  ballot  being 
124  Republicans,  as  against  eighty  of  all  other  parties. 

This  overwhelming  victory  was  especially  remarkable  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  everywhere  the  charge  had  been  made  that  the  Governor  and  his 
friends  were  trying  to  dictate  both  the  State  and  Senatorial  situation.  One 
of  two  things  must  be  true  —  either  the  people  did  not  believe  the  charge 
of  dictation,  or  the  people  did  believe  in  the  attitude  of  the  Governor  and 
his  friends  and  ratified  it. 

I  am  satisfied  that,  after  close  inspection,  the  people  of  the  State  have 
found  nothing  disgraceful  or  shameful  in  the  present  administration,  as 
conducted  through  the  various  departments  and  institutions.  On  the  other 
hand,  I  believe  the  people  regard  it  as  an  honest  and  worthy  administra- 
tion. The  constitution  of  Illinois  does  not  prohibit  a  Governor  from  seek- 
ing a  second  term.  I  know  of  no  reason  why,  after  two  years  and  eight 
months  of  experience,  I  should,  sixteen  months  before  the  expiration  of  my 
term  and  eight  months  before  the  next  State  convention,  decide  not  to 
be  a  candidate. 

Speaking  further,  he  answered  briefly  the  newspaper  attacks 
that  had  been  made  upon  his  administration.  He  intimated  that 


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he  intended  to  make  these  assaults  one  of  the  leading  issues  in 
his  campaign ;  and  later  he  made  good  the  promise. 


HON.  JOSEPH  W.  FIFER. 

(  BLOOM  INGTON.) 

FORMER     GOVERNOR    OF    ILLINOIS MEMBER    OF    THE    U.     S.     INTERSTATE    COMMERCE    COMMIS- 
SION    FREQUENTLY    DISCUSSED    AS    A    "  DARK    HORSE  "    CANDIDATE    FOR    GOVERNOR 

IN    CAMPAIGN    OF    1903-4. 

Born  in  Staunton,  Virginia,  October  28,  1842.  His  father  brought  him  to  McLean 
county  in  1857,  where  the  young  man  followed  the  trade  of  the  older  man,  that  of 
brick  mason,  and  practically  educated  himself  by  study  in  the  evenings  and  at  times 
when  work  was  suspended.  When  the  war  broke  out  Mr.  Fifer  and  his  brother,  George, 
enlisted  in  the  Thirty-third  Illinois  Infantry,  participating  in  the  campaign  before 
Vicksburg.  At  Jackson,  Mississippi,  on  July  13,  1863,  in  an  assault  on  the  breast- 
works, he  was  desperately  wounded,  a  ball  going  through  his  right  lung,  injuring 
other  vital  tissues  in  its  passage.  After  a  time  in  the  hospital,  .he  was  discharged  and 
served  out  his  time  in  the  regiment.  Returning  home  after  the  war,  he  entered  the 
Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1868.  The 
following  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  began  practice  immediately  in  Bloom- 
ington. He  was  Corporation  Counsel  for  that  city,  State's  Attorney  of  McLean  county 
for  two  terms,  State  Senator  in  1880,  and  was  elected  Governor  of  Illinois  in  1888 
after  a  hard-fought  campaign  against  ex-Governor  John  M.  Palmer,  the  Democratic 
nominee.  After  the  completion  of  his  term  as  Governor,  he  returned  to  Bloomington, 
where  he  continued  to  practice  his  profession  until  his  appointment  on  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  in  November,  1889,  to  succeed  W.  J.  Calhoun,  resigned. 
He  was  reappointed  for  a  term  of  six  years  beginning  March,  1904. 


48  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

SOLDIERS'     REUNION     AT     C  ARE  OND  ALE  —  STATE     FAIR  — 
SHERMAN,  LOWDEN,  DENEEN  AND  HAMLIN   ENTER. 

Other  candidates,  while  withholding  their  formal  announce- 
ments, began  active  campaigning.  A  soldiers'  reunion,  attended 
by  Civil  War  veterans  from  all  parts  of  southern  Illinois,  was  held 
in  Carbondale,  September  23-24-25.  While  it  was  in  no  sense 
a  political  meeting,  the  politicians  and  the  prospective  candidates 
for  office,  in  accordance  with  a  long  established  custom,  were 
there  to  mingle  with  the  old  soldiers.  Yates,  Lowden,  Deneen, 
Warner,  Hamlin  and  Fifer  all  made  speeches  at  some  time  dur- 
ing the  reunion.  Sherman  was  the  only  one  of  the  reputed  candi- 
dates for  Governor  who  remained  away.  There  were  many  com- 
ments about  the  impressions  made  by  the  candidates ;  it  was 
said  that  Yates,  always  popular  with  the  veterans,  had  made  a 
great  hit  with  his  speech ;  that  Warner  had  demonstrated  that 
he  was  to  be  the  soldiers'  candidate:  that  Colonel  Lowden  had 
proven  a  great  success  as  a  "  mixer  "-  —  that  his  popularity  with 
the  soldiers  had  been  increased  by  the  public  attention  given  him 
by  Mrs.  John  A.  Logan,  widow  of  the  famous  warrior  and  states- 
man. As  a  matter  of  fact,  however,  the  candidates  came  away 
from  the  Carbondale  reunion  without  any  tangible  achievements. 

Next,  the  candidates  were  busy  in  Springfield  during  the 
week  of  the  State  fair,  held  the  last  days  of  September  and  the 
first  days  of  October.  The  State  fair,  more  than  any  other 
event,  marked  the  real  opening  of  the  campaign.  So  far  only 
the  Governor  had  announced  his  candidacy ;  but  it  was  well 
understood  that  Lowden,  Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Warner  were  in 
the  fight  and  that  Sherman  probably  would  enter.  The  Governor 
improved  every  opportunity  to  meet  those  who  attended  the  fair. 
During  the  forenoons  he  was  to  be  found  at  the  executive  office 
in  the  State  House ;  in  the  afternoon  of  each  day  he  stationed 
himself  in  a  room  near  the  south  entrance  of  the  exposition 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


49 


building  on  the  fair-grounds  and  there  shook  hands  with  thousands 
who  crowded  in  to  greet  him.  On  the  evening  of  September 
30  a  public  reception  was  given  at  the  Executive  Mansion.  All 
evening  the  mansion  was  crowded  with  men  and  women  eager 
to  meet  the  Governor  and  Mrs.  Yates. 

Of  the  other  candidates,  the  most  active  were  Mr.  Deneen  and 
Colonel  Lowden.  They  were  constantly  in  touch  with  the  crowd 
and  with  the  party  leaders  who  had  come  to  the  fair.  Their  time 
was  spent  partly  in  the  lobby  of  the  Leland  hotel;  partly  at 


HON.  WILLIAM  A.   NORTHCOTT. 

(GREENVILLE.) 
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR PROMINENT  AND  ACTIVE  IN  YATES  CAMPAIGN. 

Born  in  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee,  January  28,  1854,  and  received  his  preliminary 
education  in  the  public  schools.  Later  he  prepared  himself  for  admission  into  the 
United  States  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  which  he  entered  in  1869,  his  family  at 
that  time  being  resident  in  West  Virginia.  After  leaving  the  academy  he  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877,  coming  to  Illinois  two  years  later  to  engage  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  filled  the  office  of  Supervisor  of  the  Census  for 
the  Seventh  District  of  Illinois  in  1880.  He  was  elected  State's  Attorney  of  Bond 
county  in  1882  and  held  that  office  for  eleven  years.  In  1896  he  was  elected  Lieutenant- 
Governor  of  Illinois  and  four  years  later  was  renominated  and  reflected,  being  the 
first  occupant  of  that  office  in  the  history  of  the  State  to  be  twice  elected.  In  1902,  he 
was  a  prominent  supporter  of  A.  J.  Hopkins  for  United  States  Senator.  In  the 
gubernatorial  campaign  of  1903-4  he  was  a  member  of  the  Yates  Advisory  Committee. 

Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott  has  long  been  prominent  in  the  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America,  being  for  many  years  head  consul  of  the  organization. 


50  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

the  Sangamo  Clubhouse  at  the  fair-grounds,  the  recognized  head- 
quarters of  the  politicians  during  the  fair,  and  partly  in  mingling 
with  the  crowds  in  the  fair  buildings  and  on  the  grounds.  Mr. 
Deneen  was  accompanied  by  his  friend,  Roy  O.  West.  It  was 
admitted  that  during  the  week  he  made  many  friends.  Colonel 
Lowden  was  accompanied  by  a  number  of  his  friends  from  north- 
ern Illinois,  including  Sol  H.  Bethea  and  B.  F.  Shaw,  of  Dixon ; 
D.  W.  Baxter,  of  Ogle  county,  and  J.  R.  Cowley,  of  Freeport. 
He  was  evidently  well  pleased  with  the  results  of  his  week  at  the 
fair. 

Hamlin  and  Warner  were  less  aggressive.  Both  were  "  feel- 
ing the  pulse  "  of  the  politicians.  Sherman  was  apparently  unde- 
cided. A  number  of  his  friends,  members  of  "  The  39,"  had  par- 
ticipated in  a  dinner  at  the  St.  Nicholas  hotel,  but  without  any 
formal  action  being  taken. 

While  it  could  not  be  said  that  any  candidate  had  secured  a 
single  delegate  as  the  result  of  his  work  during  the  week  of  the 
fair,  one  thing  had  become  clearly  apparent,  and  that  was  that 
the  contest  was  to  be  one  of  "  Yates  against  the  field."  It 
appeared  certain  that  in  every  county  of  the  State,  outside  of 
Cook  county,  the  contest  was  to  be  between  Yates  and  some  one  oi 
the  other  candidates. 

Events  now  began  to  move  swiftly.  On  the  7th  of  October, 
Judge  Sherman  announced  his  candidacy  for  Governor ;  on  the 
8th,  Colonel  Lowden  made  his  formal  entry ;  he  was  followed  on 
the  I2th  by  Mr.  Deneen,  and  on  the  I7th  Judge  Hamlin  formally 
declared  himself  in  the  race. 

SHERMAN   AND   LOWDEN   ANNOUNCE   CANDIDACY. 

Judge  Sherman's  announcement  was  made  public  in  Peoria. 
It  was  exceedingly  brief,  being  as  follows : 

"  My  name  will  be  presented  to  the  Republican  State  Conven- 
tion for  the  nomination  as  candidate  for  Governor  of  Illinois. 
I  ask  the  support  of  Republicans  who  believe  in  my  fitness  to 
discharge  the  duties  of  that  office. 

[Signed]  "LAWRENCE  Y.  SHERMAN." 

Colonel  Lowden's  announcement  was  made  at  a  mass-meet- 
ing of  Republicans  held  in  Oregon,  Ogle  county,  under  a  call 
of  the  Republican  County  Committee,  October  8.  The  meeting 
was  presided  over  by  Congressman  R.  R.  Hitt.  A  Resolutions 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  51 

Committee,  of  which  Franc  Bacon,  of  Oregon,  was  chairman, 
drafted  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted  amid  enthus- 
iasm : 

Resolved,  By  the  Republicans  of  Ogle  county,  in  mass-meeting  assem- 
bled, that  Frank  O.  Lowden  is,  in  our  opinion,  formed  from  years  of 
neighborly  acquaintance  with  his  high  personal  character  and  abilities,  and 


HON.  JAMES   ALEXANDER   ROSE. 

(GOLCONDA.) 

SECRETARY  OF  STATE RENOMINATED  BY  THE  STATE  CONVENTION  IN    1904. 

Born  at  Golconda,  Pope  county,  Illinois,  October  13,  1850.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Golconda  and  later  had  the  advantage  of  a  term  at 
the  Illinois  Normal  School  at  Normal,  taking  charge  of  his  first  school  at  the  age  of 
eighteen.  He  was  soon  chosen  principal  of  the  Golconda  graded  schools  and  in  a  few 
years  was  elected  county  superintendent  of  schools,  serving  two  terms  in  this  office. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  during  his  second  term  and  was  shortly  thereafter  elected 
State's  Attorney  of  Pope  county  without  opposition,  and  was  reflected.  In  1889  he  was 
made  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  State  Reformatory  at  Pontiac  by  appointment  of  Gov- 
ernor Fifer  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  one  year,  being  then  transferred  to  the 
Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  Southern  Penitentiary  at  Chester,  which  latter  position 
he  occupied  until  1893.  In  '896  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  State  and  a  second 
nomination  and  election  followed  in  1900.  In  1904  he  was  again  renominated. 


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from  familiarity  with  his  position  and  services  as  a  Republican,  eminently 
fitted  for  the  office  of  Governor  of  the  State,  and  we  therefore  now  request 
him  to  announce  his  candidacy,  and  we  give  him  the  assurance  of  our 
hearty  support. 

It  was  in  response  to  this  resolution  that  Colonel  Lowden 
addressed  the  meeting  and  declared  himself  a  candidate  for  Gov- 
ernor. In  the  course  of  his  address,  Colonel  Lowden  said : 

When  last  spring  it  was  suggested  that  I  become  a  candidate  for 
Governor,  I  decided  upon  two  things.  First,  that  I  would  not  be  a  candi- 
date unless  the  people  of  this  section  of  the  State  should  favor  my  candi- 
dacy. Second,  that  under  no  circumstances  would  I  become  a  factional 
candidate.  I  had  incurred  no  political  obligation  to  any  faction  or  any 
individual  in  the  party.  I  therefore  had  no  political  debts  to  pay.  It  was 
urged  upon  me  that  my  candidacy  for  this  reason  ought  to  tend  to  produce 
harmony  in  the  party.  A  sentiment  was  growing  up  within  the  party  that 
it  was  time  to  stop  the  policy  of  extermination  of  one  another  and  to  direct' 
attention  to  the  common  enemy. 

Since  that  time  the  people  of  northern  Illinois  have  encouraged  my  can- 
didacy in  most  generous  measure.  I  have  also  received  great  encourage- 
ment in  Cook  county,  and  evidences  of  friendship  in  other  sections  of  the 
State.  Such  support  as  has  been  offered  to  me  has  been  absolutely  inde- 
pendent of  faction.  I  believe,  therefore,  that  my  candidacy  would  help  to 
promote  a  better  feeling  within  the  party  ranks. 

For  these  reasons  I  can  not  resist  your  request,  and  I  shall  be  a  candi- 
date for  the  nomination  until  the  Republican  State  Convention,  assembled, 
shall  choose  their  standard-bearer  for  the  next  campaign.  So  far  as  lies 
within  my  power  the  campaign  for  the  nomination  will  be  free  from  per- 
sonalities. I  shall  be  a  candidate  for  the  nomination ;  not  against  any 
aspirant  for  the  office. 

If  nominated  and  elected,  the  constitution  and  the  laws  of  the  State 
shall  be  my  guide.  I  fully  realize  that  our  State  government  consists  of 
three  coordinate  branches,  every  one  of  which  is  supreme  and  independent 
of  the  others  within  its  sphere. 

In  all  party  matters  Republicans  of  the  several  sections  of  the  State 
should  be  permitted  to  speak  for  themselves,  without  executive  interference. 

I  believe  in  the  principle  of  the  merit  system  of  public  appointments ; 
but  whether  or  not  positions  are  in  a  classified  service,  merit  should  be  the 
first  requisite  for  appointment. 

An  appointee's  tenure  of  office  should  depend  upon  his  loyalty  to  the 
State,  not  upon  his  personal  devotion  to  the  executive.  It  is  my  ambition 
to  be  Governor  of  Illinois,  and  not  a  party  manager. 

The  best  men  that  can  be  secured  should  compose  the  managing  boards 
of  trustees  of  State  institutions,  and  they  should  be  held  solely  responsible 
for  the  management  of  the  same,  wholly  free  from  executive  interference, 
except  where  such  management  shall  have  demonstrated  incapacity  or 
improper  care  of  such  institutions.  In  that  event,  executive  interference 
should  be  limited  to  removal  of  the  persons  thus  delinquent. 

I  have  stated  in  brief  some  of  the  principles  and  policies  which  I  con- 
ceive to  be  fundamental  in  this  matter  and  invite  to  their  support  all 
Republicans  of  Illinois,  without  reference  to  past  alignments. 

If  I  should  come  to  a  point  where  I  would  not  welcome  the  support 
of  every  loyal  Republican,  I  would  doubt  my  Republicanism. 

DENEEN    COMES    OUT. 

The  occasion  chosen  by  Charles  S.  Deneen  for  the  announce- 
ment of  his  candidacy  was  a  meeting  of  the  Deneen  Club  of  the 


54 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


RESIDENCE   OF   CHARLES    S.    DENEEN. 

NO.      532      WEST      SIXTY-FIRST      PLACE,      CHICAGO. 


Thirty-first  Ward  of  Chicago,  held  in  Boulevard  hall,  Fifty-fifth 
and  Halsted  streets,  on  the  evening  of  October  12.  Walter  Page, 
president  of  the  Thirty-first  Ward  Republican  Club,  presided. 
A  Committee  on  Resolutions,  of  which  E.  C.  Fields  was  chairman, 
presented  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  By  the  Republicans  of  the  Thirty-first  Ward  of  Chicago,  in 
mass-meeting  assembled,  that  after  many  years  of  association  with  Charles 
S.  Deneen,  we  hold  him  in  such  high  esteem  as  our  neighbor,  as  an  able, 
conscientious,  fearless  state's  attorney,  as  a  loyal  and  earnest  Republican, 
as  an  upright,  fairminded  citizen,  that  we  hereby  request  him  to  become  a 
candidate  for  the  office  of  Governor  of  Illinois,  for  which  position  he  is 
eminently  fitted  by  ability,  character  and  experience  in  public  service,  and 
we  hereby  pledge  ourselves  to  give  his  candidacy  our  hearty  and  active 
support. 

Mr.  Deneen,  addressing  the  meeting,  said : 

I  can  not  express  in  words  the  gratification  I  feel,  and  I  never  shall 
forget  this  hour  and  this  scene.  I  have  lived  in  this  neighborhood  sixteen 
years,  and  I  was  the  first  committeeman  chosen  to  represent  this  ward  in 
our  party  councils  after  the  annexation  to  the  city  fourteen  years  ago. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  55 

I  have  been  chosen  by  you  at  each  successive  convention  since  then. 
For  nearly  ten  years  of  that  time  I  have  represented  you  on  the  State 
committee.  I  have  represented  you  in  public  office,  as  member  of  the 
legislature  and  state's  attorney,  for  nine  years.  All  these  public  honors 
are  due  to  you.  The  only  return  I  have  been  able  to  make  was  an  honest 
effort  to  discharge  the  duties  connected  with  them  in  a  way  that  would 
meet  your  approval. 

The  office  of  Governor  is  a  high  and  honorable  one.  It  is  the  chief 
executive  office  in  the  State.  Its  occupant  embodies  for  the  time  being  the 
collective  conscience  and  will  of  the  whole  people.  Through  his  appointees 
he  is  responsible  for  the  care  of  the  afflicted,  the  unfortunate,  the  depend- 
ent and  the  delinquent,  and  a  neglect  on  his  part  to  exercise  proper  care 
in  the  selection  of  public  servants  works  irreparable  injury  to  the  general 
public. 

Efficient  service  is  the  test  of  merit.  This  test  should  be  applied  to 
every  department  of  public  administration,  and  tenure  of  office  should 
depend  upon  it.  The  obligation  of  the  public  servant  should  be  to  the 
people  by  whom  he  is  employed  and  to  whom  he  should  render  service. 

This  principle  applies  with  even  greater  force  to  elective  officers.  In 
vain  are  wholesome  measures  proposed  or  enacted  into  law  if  men  are  so 
nominated  that  they  are  fettered  in  advance  by  private  and  secret  obliga- 
tions which  prevent  a  due  administration  of  the  law  or  the  fair  consider- 
ation of  proposed  remedial  legislation. 

To  that  end  a  primary  law  should  be  enacted  which  would  give  the 
fullest  opportunity  to  every  member  of  his  party,  in  every  county  in  the 
State,  to  have  a  direct  influence  in  the  nomination  of  public  servants,  so 
that  the  obligation  of  the  elective  officer  may  be  coextensive  with  his  party. 

I  know  I  voice  the  sentiment  of  every  Republican  here,  as  well  as  my 
own,  when  I  say  that  once  the  selection  of  a  candidate  has  been  made,  in 
the  event  the  nomination  goes  to  another,  the  chosen  nominee  of  our  great 
party  will  receive  no  more  loyal  support  than  that  which  you  and  I  shall 
give  him. 

As  to  State  policies,  I  deem  it  unnecessary  at  this  time  to  speak  fur- 
ther, but  shall  from  time  to  time  announce  my  views  as  occasion  affords 
or  calls  for.  Again  thanking  you  for  the  high  and  distinguished  honor 
which  you  have  conferred  upon  me,  and  accepting  with  it  also  the  burdens 
and  obligations  incident  to  the  arduous  and  extended  campaign  which  will 
be  necessary  to  success  —  a  campaign  in  which  I  can  do  nothing  without 
your  continued  support,  and  approval  —  I  solicit  your  invaluable  aid  in  this 
great  undertaking. 

HAMLIN    BECOMES    A    CANDIDATE. 

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Attorney-General  Hamlin  selected  a  mass-meeting  of  Repub- 
licans of  Shelby  county,  held  in  Shelby ville,  October  17,  for  the 
formal  announcement  of  his  candidacy.  Judge  W.  S.  Moulton 
presided  over  the  meeting  and  made  an  address  eulogistic  ofv  the 
Attorney-General.  Resolutions  requesting  him  to  become  a  can- 
didate were  adopted.  In  addressing  the  meeting,  Judge  Hamlin 
said,  in  part : 

Fellow  citizens,  friends  and  neighbors, —  I  realize  that  I  am  addressing 
not  only  my  Republican  friends  in  this  community,  but  that  there  are  also 
present  many  of  my  lifelong  friends  of  opposite  political  faith.  I  appreciate 
your  presence,  all  of  you. 

The  confidence  which  I  know  you  have  reposed  in  me  in  the  past,  as  a 


56  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

private  citizen  and  as  a  lawyer,  I  judge  from  the  sentiments  expressed  by 
you  here  to-day,  still  remains  unshaken. 

As  a  public  official,  I  have  no  doubt  fallen  short  of  the  full  measure  of 
my  duty;  but  whatever  I  have  done  for  the  benefit  of  the  people  of  this 
State  is  to  be  found  in  the  records  of  the  courts,  in  the  various  opinions 
rendered  by  me  upon  many  important  public  questions,  and  the  fidelity 
with  which  I  have  discharged  the  duties  of  my  office. 


HON.  JAMES  S.  McCULLOUGH. 

AUDITOR   OF   PUBLIC   ACCOUNTS RENOMINATED. 

Born  in  Mercersburg,  Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  May  4,  1843.  In  1854  he 
came  west  with  his  father  and  located  on  a  farm  near  Urbana,  Illinois,  receiving  such 
education  as  usually  fell  to  the  lot  of  a  farmer  boy  at  that  time.  In  1862  he  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  Company  G,  Seventy-sixth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  during 
the  first  three  years  of  the  war  in  the  operations  of  the  Departments  of  the  Mississippi 
and  of  the  Gulf.  He  also  took  part  in  the  movements  around  Vicksburg  and,  in  the 
last  year  of  the  war,  in  the  operations  about  Mobile.  On  April  9,  1865,  in  the  assault 
on _  Fort  Blakeley,  near  Mobile,  his  left  arm  was  torn  to  pieces  by  a  grape-shot,  necessi- 
tating amputation  at  the  shoulder.  He  returned  to  Urbana  and  spent  three  years  in 
school,  entering  the  county  clerk's  office  as  a  deputy  in  1868,  serving  until  1873,  when 
he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county  clerk,  being  reelected  each  succeeding  term  until 
1896.  In  that  year  Mr.  McCullough  was  nominated  for  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts 
and  at  the  fall  election  received  the  highest  plurality  of  any  of  the  candidates  on  the 
ticket,  138,000  votes.  In  1900  he  was  renpminated  for  this  office  without  opposition 
and  reelected.  He  was  again  renominated  in  1904. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  57 

Upon  this  record  I  am  willing  to  stand.  No  doubt  criticisms  will  be 
made  and  my  motives  questioned  by  partisan  feeling  and  personal  hostility; 
yet  I  have  the  consciousness  of  having  been  true  to  myself  and  faithful  to 
the  interests  of  the  people,  without  regard  to  my  personal  or  political 
affiliations. 

That  I  am  a  Republican  and  of  the  stalwart  kind  is  known  to  you  all. 
I  believe  the  Republican  party  represents  the  best  interests  of  the  people. 
I  believe  that  the  great  prosperity  that  we  have  enjoyed  in  this  country  since 
1897  is  almost  wholly  due  to  the  enforcement  of  Republican  policies,  under 
the  adminstration  of  President  McKinley  and  President  Roosevelt. 

You  have  asked  me  to  become  a  candidate  for  Governor.  To  be  Gov- 
ernor of  Illinois  is  a  great  honor.  It  carries  with  it  great  responsibility  and 
arduous  labor. 

I  have  concluded  to  become  a  candidate.  I  pledge  you  here  and  now 
that  it  shall  be  my  sole  purpose  to  promote  harmony  and  unky  of  action 
and  purpose  within  the  ranks  of  the  party. 

It  is  my  purpose  during  the  coming  campaign  to  discuss  Republican 
principles  and  the  practical  questions  pertaining  to  the  proper  administra- 
tion of  the  public  affairs  of  this  State. 

Whoever  may  receive  the  nomination  for  Governor  at  the  State  con- 
vention will  receive  my  earnest  support. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  the  people  are  to  be  inflicted  with  a  preliminary 
campaign  for  months  before  the  nominating  convention  meets.  I  had 
hoped  that  such  a  lengthy  campaign  might  be  avoided. 

There  are  plenty  of  candidates  and  you  are  to  have  ample  time.  The 
Republicans  rarely  ever  make  serious  mistakes.  For  myself,  I  expect  to 
make  an  old-fashioned  Republican  campaign  in  support  of  that  party  whose 
principles  I  love  and  respect,  and  for  which  I  have  stood  all  my  life. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

CANDIDATES   BEGIN   SPEAKING  TOUR  —  AN   ARRAY  OF  RE- 
MARKABLY  ABLE    MEN. 

The  month  of  October  thus  found  five  candidates  in  the  field 
for  Governor.  The  work  of  organization  had  been  in  progress 
for  several  months ;  and  now  the  speaking  campaign  was  to 
begin  —  a  tour  of  the  State,  county  by  county.  In  this,  Governor 
Yates  again  took  the  initiative.  His  campaign  plans  were  per- 
fected soon  after  the  public  announcement  of  his  candidacy  in 
September.  When  he  proposed  to  begin  a  speechmaking  tour 
of  the  State  in  October,  he  was  discouraged  by  many  of  his  poli- 
tical advisers.  The  general  belief  was  that,  with  the  convention 
seven  months  away,  public  interest  in  the  contest  was  not  pro- 
nounced or  extensive  enough  to  warrant  so  early  a  beginning  of 
the  campaign.  But  the  county  conventions  would  begin  not  later 
than  February,  and  it  was  the  desire  of  the  Governor  to  visit 
practically  all  of  the  counties  before  the  conventions  got  well 
under  way.  In  order  to  do  this,  he  felt  under  the  necessity  of 
making  a  beginning  of  his  State  tour  without  further  delay. 

But  the  other  candidates  were  not  to  be  outdone  in  the  com- 
mencement of  the  speechmaking  campaign.  The  Governor  made 
his  opening  speech  at  Anna,  Union  county,  October  19,  followed 
by  another  address  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day  at  Cairo.  Mr. 
Deneen  started  out  at  the  same  time ;  and  while  the  Governor  was 
in  Egypt,  the  State's  Attorney  was  cultivating  the  voters  and  the 
party  leaders  in  Boone  and  Winnebago  counties,  where  he  spent 
the  i pth  and  2Oth.  The  I9th  also  found  Colonel  Lowden  making 
an  excursion  into  northern  Illinois,  where  during  the  week  he 
visited  several  counties.  Judge  Hamlin  was  found  at  Arcola, 
Douglas  county,  on  the  2ist,  addressing  a  soldiers'  reunion.  Judge 
Sherman  was  not  attempting  anything  in  the  line  of  speechmak- 
ing as  yet;  he  was  contenting  himself  with  a  quiet  trip  through 
the  State,  without  any  definite  itinerary  and  with  a  view  solely 


60 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


to  meeting  in  an  informal  way  the  local  party  leaders  and  the 
rank  and  file  of  the  voters. 

All  of  the  candidates  were  surprised  at  the  interest  mani- 
fested in  the  public  meetings  which  they  addressed.  This  was 
especially  true  of  Governor  Yates,  who,  the  first  week  of  his 
tour,  found  crowded  houses  and  responsive  audiences  everywhere. 
The  first  meeting  he  addressed  silenced  all  talk  about  the  com- 
mencement of  the  campaign  being  "  too  early." 

The  five  men  now7  actively  engaged  in  the  contest  were  all 
men  whose  ability,  training  and  reputation  made  them  especially 


HON.  E.  J.   MURPHY. 

(JOLIET.) 
CHAIRMAN    OF    YATES    CAMPAIGN    COMMITTEE YATES*    FLOOR    LEADER    IN    STATE    CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Nashville,  Washington  county,  Illinois,  in  1852.  After  receiving  a  com- 
mon school  education  he  went  into  mercantile  life  in  Sparta  and  in  1882  was  elected 
sheriff  of  Randolph  county.  He  served  one  term  in  the  Legislature,  being  elected  from 
the  forty-eighth  district  to  the  Thirty-fifth  General  Assembly  in  1886.  In  1889  he 
was  appointed  warden  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary  at  Chester  and  in  1889  was 
elected  to  represent  the  twenty-first  district  in  Congress.  Mr.  Murphy  continued  his 
residence  in  Randolph  county  until  1893,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Clair  county.  In 
1897,  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Pardons.  He  was  transferred 
to  the  Illinois  State  Penitentiary  at  Joliet  as  Warden  in  1899,  and  has  since  held  that 
position. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  61 

attractive  on  the  stump.  Governor  Yates,  always  rated  a  good 
public  speaker,  had  developed  remarkably  in  the  four  years  that 
had  elapsed  since  the  beginning  of  his  former  contest. 

He  combined  dignity  of  diction  and  of  bearing  with  an  easy 
manner  on  the  platform.  He  had  the  features,  the  action,  the 
deep,  resonant  voice  of  the  orator.  His  speeches  had  in  them  wit, 
emotion,  eloquence  —  above  all,  intense  earnestness.  His  words 
brought  tears,  laughter,  applause.  There  was  no  lack  of  sentiment 
in  him;  he  was  fond  of  dwelling  on  the  memories  that  stirred 
men's  souls  —  of  appealing  to  the  emotion  of  patriotism.  He 
had  long  since  abandoned  the  memorized  speech;  and  now,  as 
he  started  into  his  campaign,  his  speeches  had  the  freshness  and 
vigor  of  extemporaneousness.  He  was  skilful,  too,  in  present- 
ing "  cold  facts,"  and  making  them  interesting.  He  was  now 
entering  a  campaign  in  which  the  battle  of  his  life  was  to  be 
fought  —  a  battle  such  as  no  candidate  ever  before  in  Illinois 
had  been  compelled  to  fight  —  a  battle  that  was  to  bring  out  the 
very  best  that  was  in  him. 

L.  Y.  Sherman  had  acquired  an  enviable  reputation  as  a 
public  speaker.  Since  the  beginning  of  his  service  in  the  Legis- 
lature in  1897,  his  incisive  wit,  his  withering  sarcasm,  his  keen 
logic  and  his  luminous  eloquence  had  placed  him  among  the 
foremost  political  orators  of  the  State.  Before  and  after  his 
entry  into  politics  he  had  been  a  successful  lawyer,  engaged  in  a 
general  practice.  Twice  he  had  been  speaker  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  in  the  General  Assembly  and  had  profited  by  the 
training  which  that  position  had  given  him.  It  was  his  power, 
even  though  those  who  listened  might  not  agree  with  him,  to 
compel  their  admiration.  He  rarely  spoke  on  any  subject  without 
going  through  it  exhaustively;  and  he  had  the  happy  faculty  of 
making  himself  universally  understood.  His  easy-going,  unpre- 
tentious manners  in  every-day  life  —  his  disregard  of  convention- 
alities —  his  lean,  lank  form,  his  inscrutable  face  —  had  suggested 
to  his  admirers  a  comparison  with  Lincoln.  When  he  appeared 
on  the  stump  anywhere,  in  friendly  or  in  hostile  territory,  he  was 
sure  to  be  accorded  a  hearing. 

Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden  had  never  before  sought  a  public 
office,  and  voters  knew  him  in  connection  with  politics  mainly 
through  the  speeches  he  had  made  all  over  the  State  for  the 
Republican  ticket  in  previous  campaigns.  Wherever  he  appeared 


62  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

on  the  stump  he  was  a  pronounced  success.  He  belonged  to  the 
most  effective  type  of  the  political  orator.  His  language  was 
simple  and  direct ;  his  reasoning  was  clear  and  conclusive ;  his 
humor  was  kindly,  but  effective.  He  had  had  years  of  training 
at  the  bar  and  had  the  gift  of  readiness.  No  questioner  was  able 
to  "  floor  "  him.  His  speeches  were  well  tempered  and  free  from 
personalities.  Off  the  stump  he  was  what  the  politicians  called  a 
good  "  mixer."  His  manner  had  the  quality  of  cordiality.  His 
handshake  had  meaning  in  it.  He  was  open  and  frank  of  speech. 
He  appeared  to  have  none  of  the  politician's  guile.  He  was  a 
"  captivating  fellow/'  He  had  magnetism,  such  as  half  a  century 


STATE  SENATOR  CHARLES  H.   HUGHES. 

(DIXON.) 

CAMPAIGN    MANAGER    FOR    COLONEL    LOWDEN. 

Born  in  Columbia  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  supplementing  this  with  a  course  at  Susquehanna  University  in  that  State. 
He  came  to  Illinois  in  1868  and  settled  in  Lee  county  and  engaged  in  farming,  which 
he  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  also  doing  an  extensive  business  in  the  feeding 
and  shipping  of  cattle.  He  is  cashier  of  the  Dixon  National  Bank.  He  has  served  a 
term  as  county  treasurer  of  Lee  county  and  has  been  mayor  of  Dixon.  He  was  elected 
to  the  State  House  of  Representatives  in  1900  and  to  the  State  Senate  in  1902. 

When  Colonel  Lowden  entered  the  contest  for  the  governorship  in  1903,  he 
selected  Senator  Hughes  as  his  campaign  manager. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


63 


before  had  attached  thousands  of  men  to  Stephen  A.  Douglas, 
the  "  Little  Giant,"  as  his  life-long  friends.  Having  amassed 
a  fortune  of  his  own,  and  having  married  a  daughter  of 
the  late  George  M.  Pullman,  he  was  ranked  among  the 
wealthiest  men  of  the  State ;  but  this  fact  proved  no  obstacle  to 
his  popularity  with  the  masses  of  the  party  wherever  he  came  in 
personal  contact  with  them.  His  business  connections  were 
extensive  and  there  was  a  large  element  of  conservative  business 
men  disposed  to  support  his  candidacy. 


HON.  J.   R.   COWLEY. 

(FREEPORT.) 

MANAGER  OF  COLONEL  LOWDEN's   CAMPAIGN   PRESS   BUREAU  PROMINENT   IN   CONNECTION 

WITH   STATE   CONVENTION. 

Born  in  La  Salle  county,  Illinois,  in  1864,  and  removed  with  his  parents  to  Car- 
roll county  during  early  childhood.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  entered  the  office  of  the 
Freeport  Journal  to  learn  the  printing  trade  under  Gen.  Smith  D.  Atkins.  He  has 
been  with  that  paper  ever  since,  the  last  fifteen  years  as  city  editor.  Ever  since  attain- 
ing his  majority  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  and  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Freeport  City  Council  at  the  age  -jt  twenty-one.  In  1900  he  was  nominated  for 
the  State  Legislature  by  acclamation,  but  declined  to  make  the  race.  Mr.  Cowley  has 
served  as  secretary  of  the  Stephenscn  County  Central  Committee  and  for  the  past  six 
years  has  been  the  member  of  the  State  Central  Committee  from  the  thirteenth  district. 
During  the  campaign  of  1900  he  was  chairman  of  the  Press  Committee  of  the  latter 
body,  and  in  1902  was  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Organization. 

When  it  was  thought  that  Congressman  Hitt  might  be  nominated  for  Vice-Presi- 
dent,  Mr.  Cowley  was  talked  of  as  his  successor  in  Congress. 


64  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Charles  S.  Deneen  was  better  known  in  Chicago  than  in  the 
State  at  large.  For  dispassionate  discussion  of  a  subject,  for  the 
unemotional  treatment  of  facts,  for  oratory  resting  upon  the  solid 
groundwork  of  logic,  Mr.  Deneen  stood  in  the  front  rank  of 
the  public  speakers  of  Illinois.  He  had  been  born  and  educated 
in  the  country  —  in  southern  Illinois  —  and  had  gone  to  Chicago 
an  unknown  country  youth,  to  make  his  own  way.  He  had  made  a 
success  of  the  law,  and  having  embarked  in  politics  almost  the 
first  day  of  his  arrival  in  Chicago,  he  had  been  exceptionally 


HON.  ROY  O.  WEST. 

CAMPAIGN     MANAGER     FOR     CHARLES     S.     DENEEN  CHAIRMAN     REPUBLICAN     STATE     CENTRAL 

COMMITTEE     IN     CAMPAIGN     OF     1904. 

Born  at  Georgetown,  Vermilion  county,  Illinois,  October  27,  1868;  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  at  DePauw  University,  Greencastle,  Indiana,  graduating  in  1890 
with  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Bachelor  of  Laws,  later  (1893)  receiving 
also  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  Mr.  West  located  in  Chicago  in  1889  (a  year 
before  his  graduation)  and  became  acquainted  with  Mr.  Deneen.  Though  educated  in 
different  institutions,  they  had  chanced  to  receive  instruction  from  the  same  professor 
of  Greek  —  Dr.  William  F.  Swahlen,  who  had  come  to  DePauw  University  from 
McKendree  College  at  Lebanon,  Illinois.  In  Chicago,  Mr.  West  at  once  entered 
politics.  In  1894  he  was  made  Assistant  County  Attorney  in  charge  of  the  tax  depart- 
ment. In  1895  he  was  elected  City  Attorney  of  Chicago.  In  1898  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Cook  County  Board  of  Review,  and  was  reflected  in  1902  for  a  term_of 
six  years.  He  is  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  West,  Eckhart  &  Taylor,  with 
offices  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


65 


successful  in  that  field  also.  He  had  served  a  term  in  the  lower 
house  of  the  Legislature  in  1893.  For  seven  years  he  had  been 
State's  Attorney  of  Cook  county  and  had  achieved  an  extensive 
and  creditable  reputation  by  the  manner  in  which  he  had  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  that  office.  On  the  stump,  Mr.  Deneen 
was  always  clear-headed  and  convincing.  His  straightforward- 
ness and  his  obvious  ability  commanded  unfailing  respect.  His 
modesty,  his  hatred  of  display,  his  kindly  manner,  readily  won 
admirers  and  friends.  His  record,  public  and  private,  had  been 
that  of  a  clean-handed,  honest  man. 

H.  J.  Hamlin,  the  last  of  the  five  men  to  make  a  declaration 
of  candidacy,  had  been  longer  in  politics  than  any  of  his  rivals. 


HON.  HOMER  J.  TICK. 

(GREENVIEW.) 

CAMPAIGN  MANAGER  FOR  L.  Y.  SHERMAN  PROMINENT  IN  STATE  POLITICS. 

Born  near  Athens,  Menard  county,  in  1862,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Bloomington 
Business  College  and  of  Lincoln  University,  graduating  from  the  latter  with  the  class 
of  '82.  He  has  prospered  both  as  a  farmer  and  as  a  business  man.  He  was  appointed 
by  Governor  Tanner  as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Canal  Commissioners  and  was 
a  delegate  to  the  National  Trust  Conference.  He  was  also  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Corn  Conference  held  in  Chicago.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives in  1890  and  again  in  1902. 


66  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

For  many  years  he  had  been  a  practicing  lawyer  in  Shelbyville 
before  his  election  to  the  office  of  Attorney-General,  which  he 
then  held.  His  rank  at  the  bar  was  high,  not  only  because  of 
his  official  position,  but  because  of  his  previous  success  as  a  prac- 
titioner, and  of  the  legal  ability  which  he  possessed  beyond  ques- 
tion. In  every  community  he  was  able  to  count  a  number  of 
stanch  friends  among  the  lawyers.  Before  becoming  Attorney- 
General,  he  had  never  been  much  given  to  seeking  office ;  but 
he  had  been  active  in  party  affairs.  He  had  been  found  on  the 
stump  in  every  campaign  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and  so  had 


HON.  W.  R.  JEWELL. 
(DANVILLE.) 

EDITOR    THE    DANVILLE    "  NEWS  "  PROMINENT    SUPPORTER    OF    JUDGE    HAMLIN,    BEING 

CHAIRMAN    OF    HIS    STEERING    COMMITTEE. 

Born  in  Kentucky  in  1837  and  removed  to  Indiana  in  early  childhood,  living  on  a 
farm  in  Sullivan  county  until  the  age  of  sixteen.  He  learned  the  printer's  trade  in 
Terre  Haute  and  graduated  at  Butler  College,  Indianapolis.  During  the  war  he  served 
in  the  Seventh  and  Seventy-second  Indiana  regiments  as  line  and  staff  officer.  He 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Indiana  and  removed  to  Danville  in  1873. 
becoming  editor  of  the  Danville  News  and  one  of  the  managers  of  the  Illinois  Printing 
Company.  He  was  a  presidential  elector  for  Garfield,  Harrison  and  McKinley  (1896). 
Mr.  Jewell  has  been  one  of  the  close  political  friends  of  Joseph  G.  Cannon  during  the 
whole  of  the  Speaker's  career. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  67 

attained  a  large  degree  of  prominence  in  the  party.  As  a  public 
speaker  he  had  long  held  a  high  place.  His  oratory  was  of  the 
solid,  logical  kind;  it  was  not  wholly  without  emotion  or  wit  or 
imagination,  but  its  dominating  characteristic  was  to  be  found 
in  the  clearness  of  statement  and  the  acuteness  of  reasoning.  Off 
the  stump,  Judge  Hamlin  was  agreeable  and  unostentatious.  He 
had  the  faculty  of  making  and  retaining  friends. 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  State  had  such  an  array  of 
able  men  gone  forth  to  seek  favor  at  the  hands  of  the  masses  of 
the  Republican  party  in  quest  of  the  office  of  Governor.  The  cam- 
paign which  followed,  covering  a  period  of  six  months,  far  sur- 
passed anything  that  had  been  previously  known  among  the  cam- 
paigns for  the  nomination  for  any  office  within  the  gift  of  the 
people  of  the  State. 

Volumes  might  be  written  on  the  campaign  which  thus  began 
in  the  autumn  of  1903  and  was  carried  on  without  cessation 
throughout  the  ensuing  winter  up  to  the  first  days  of  summer. 
It  is  impracticable  in  this  work,  however,  to  follow  the  candidates, 
county  by  county,  as  they  traveled  over  the  State  making  speeches 
and  mingling  with  the  people.  It  was  a  new  experience  for  the 
voters  of  Illinois  to  find  themselves  in  the  midst  of  a  political 
campaign  an  entire  year  before  the  election  at  which  the  high 
office  being  sought  was  to  be  filled. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  69 


CHAPTER  VI. 

YATES  BEGINS  IN  "EGYPT"  — HIS  CAMPAIGN  LITERATURE  — 
"THE   ENEMY'S    COUNTRY." 

Governor  Yates  made  his  tour  of  the  State  in  a  private  car. 
This  car  was  carried  by  the  regular  trains.  In  it  he  ate  and 
slept  and  worked.  The  car  was  generally  crowded  with  guests 
whose  personnel  was  constantly  changing,  principally  local  leaders 
traveling  from  one  point  to  another  by  invitation  of  the  Governor. 
Mrs.  Yates  was  with  the  Governor  part  of  the  time — the  first  week, 
and  several  days  at  a  later  period  —  and  shared  her  husband's 
ovations.  With  the  Governor  throughout  his  campaign  was  Fred 
C.  Dodds,  of  Springfield,  who  served  as  his  secretary  in  charge 
of  the  speaking  tour. 

As  already  stated,  the  Governor's  opening  speech  was  made 
at  Anna  in  the  afternoon  of  October  19.  The  Governor  reached 
Anna  at  n  o'clock  in  the  morning.  He  was  met  at  the  station 
by  a  delegation  of  prominent  citizens  with  a  brass  band,  and 
was  escorted  to  the  hotel.  In  the  afternoon  he  was  escorted  to  the 
opera  house  and  there*  found  awaiting  him  a  large  audience. 
On  the  stage  were  the  local  political  celebrities  and  more  than  a 
score  of  prominent  Republicans  from  near-by  counties  —  Franklin, 
St.  Clair,  Saline,  Clay,  Crawford,  Jefferson,  Randolph,  William- 
son, Washington,  Alexander  and  Fayette.  His  address  was  lis- 
tened to  with  close  attention  and  with  frequent  demonstrations  of 
approval. 

From  Anna  he  went  to  Cairo,  where  a  night  meeting  was  held. 
The  next  morning  he  went  to  Carbondale,  where  he  addressed 
a  meeting  at  the  Southern  Normal  School.  From  there  he  went 
to  Marion,  Williamson  county,  arriving  there  about  noon.  About 
a  thousand  persons  awaited  him  at  the  station  and  acted  as  an 
escort  to  the  Goodall  hotel.  In  the  afternoon  a  crowd  gathered 
in  front  of  the  hotel,  and  would  not  be  satisfied  until  the  Governor 
had  come  out  and  delivered  a  short  address.  Mrs.  Yates  received 


70  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

her  share  of  attention,  the  women  of  the  place  giving  her  a 
reception  during  the  afternoon.  Later  in  the  day  several  hun- 
dred school  children  called  at  the  hotel  and  were  presented  to 
Governor  and  Mrs.  Yates. 

The  meeting  at  Marion  was  held  in  the  evening  in  the  old  cir- 
cuit courtroom.  The  room  was  completely  packed,  and  hun- 
dreds were  unable  to  find  even  standing  room  within.  The  crowd 
at  the  door  was  so  dense  that  the  Governor  had  the  greatest 
difficulty  in  getting  into  the  courtroom.  Somebody  in  the  crowd 
shouted  that  they  would  be  willing  to  retire  and  go  downstairs 
and  wait  on  the  curbing  of  the  courthouse  yard  if  the  Governor 


FRED  C.  DODDS. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

SECRETARY  OF  YATES  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE  IN  CHARGE  OF  SPEAKING  TOUR. 
Born  in  Sangamon  county  in  June,  1862;  received  his  early  education  in  the 
country  schools;  graduated  from  the  Springfield  High  School.  He  was  assistant  secre- 
tary of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission  during  the  Oglesby  and  Fifer  adminis- 
trations. He  was  in  the  office  of  the  State  Board  of  Public  Charities  from  1897  until 
February,  1904,  when  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Pharmacy  to 
succeed  L.  T.  Hoy,  who  had  resigned  to  accept  a  federal  appointment.  Mr.  Dodds  was 
secretary  in  charge  of  Governor  Yates'  speaking  tour  during  the  gubernatorial  cam- 
paign of  1903-4  and  was  one  of  the  assistant  secretaries  of  the  State  convention. 


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71 


would  promise  after  finishing  his  speech  there  to  go  downstairs 
and  make  another  speech.  The  Governor  made  the  promise  and 
a  part  of  the  crowd  then  retired  and  the  Governor  was  able  to  pro- 
ceed with  his  speech. 

Meanwhile  two  overflow  meetings  were  being  held  in  the 
courthouse  yard.  One  of  them  was  addressed  by  A.  Hanby  Jones, 
of  Crawford  county,  and  the  other  by  Norman  Moss,  of  Mount 
Vernon.  They  entertained  the  crowd  until  the  Governor  had 
finished  his  speech  upstairs,  when  he  came  down  and  made  a 
second  address  from  the  steps  of  the  courthouse. 


W.  SCOTT  COWEN. 

(CHICAGO.) 

VICE-CHAIRMAN    YATES    CAMPAIGN    COMMITTEE  IN    CHARGE    OF    YATES*    CHICAGO    HEAD- 
QUARTERS DURING  CAMPAIGN  PROMINENT   IN   CONVENTION. 

Born  near  Shannon,  Carroll  county,  Illinois,  and  spent  his  early  life  on  a  farm. 
After  completing  a  common  school  education  he  engaged  in  the  live  stock  and  grain 
business  and  continued  in  it  until  1889,  when  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Shannon. 
In  1897  Governor  Tanner  appointed  him  trustee  of  the  Illinois  Northern  Hospital  for 
the  Insane  at  Elgin  and  he  held  this  position  four  years.  In  June,  1904,  he  received 
the  appointment  of  Chief  Grain  Inspector  at  Chicago,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
Mr.  Cowen  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  at  Minneapolis  in 
1892  and  was  one  of  the  stanch  Blaine  men  in  that  convention.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  in  1900  and  again  in  1904. 


72  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

On  Wednesday,  the  2ist,  he  was  at  Effingham  in  the  afternoon. 
From  there  he  went  to  Centralia,  where  he  addressed  a  large  audi- 
ence in  the  opera  house  that  evening.  Local  people  treated  the 
occasion  as  a  notable  one.  Leading  citizens  were  on  the  stage, 
and  the  boxes  were  occupied  by  ladies  in  evening  dress.  The 
audience  was  sympathetic  and  enthusiastic. 

On  the  morning  of  the  22d  (Thursday)  he  arrived  at  Mat- 
toon.  There  he  was  met  by  a  committee  from  Charleston  and  was 
persuaded  to  go  to  the  latter  place  and  make  a  speech.  His 
address  at  Charleston  was  delivered  in  the  courthouse  at  noon. 
He  then  returned  to  Mattoon  and  delivered  an  address  there  dur- 
ing .the  afternoon.  In  the  evening  he  spoke  at  Tuscola. 

Friday  morning,  the  23d,  found  him  at  Paxton,  where  during 
the  forenoon  he  addressed  a  meeting  in  the  city  courtroom.  From 
Paxton  he  went  back  to  Champaign  and  spoke  there  in  the  after- 
noon. After  the  meeting  in  Champaign,  he  was  driven  to  the 
University  of  Illinois  and  witnessed  the  parade  of  the  cadets. 
That  night  he  spoke  in  Urbana. 

Saturday  morning,  the  24th,  he  went  to  Kankakee,  and  at  4 
o'clock  that  afternoon  addressed  a  large  audience.  From  there  he 
went  to  Chicago,  and  then  out  to  Elgin,  where  he  delivered  an 
address  that  night. 

A   STRENUOUS    DAY. 

The  Governor  had  been  continuously  on  the  road  for  six  days, 
speaking  two  or  three  times  each  day.  He  had  visited  twelve 
counties.  He  now  found  that  his  voice  had  suffered  considerably, 
and  he  remained  in  Springfield  during  the  following  week.  The 
second  week  of  his  speaking  tour  was  commenced  on  Tuesday, 
November  3.  That,  day  was  a  most  strenuous  one  and  it  was 
typical  of  many  others  that  followed  in  the  course  of  his  cam- 
paign. He  began  the  day  by  going  to  the  polls  in  Jacksonville 
at  7  o'clock  in  the  morning  to  vote  for  the  Republican  candidate 
for  county  commissioner.  From  there  he  went  to  Virden,  about 
thirty  miles  away,  where  he  addressed  a  large  meeting  on  the 
public  square.  Next  he  proceeded  to  Girard,  four  miles  south- 
ward, and  there  addressed  another  open  air  meeting.  Nilwood, 
a  miners'  village  about  four  miles  farther  south,  was  next  visited, 
a  reception  being  given  in  one  of  the  business  houses  and  the 
Governor  speaking  briefly.  From  Nilwood,  accompanied  by  James 


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73 


E.  McClure,  of  Carlinville,  and  C.  J.  Doyle,  of  Greenfield,  the 
Governor  drove  in  a  carriage  to  Carlinville,  stopping  on  the  way 
at  three  country  schoolhouses  to  shake  hands  with  the  astonished 
teachers  and  pupils. 

He  arrived  at  Carlinville  at  I  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  Mrs. 
Yates  had  been  there  since  morning,  having  gone  down  from 
Springfield  in  the  private  car  on  an  early  train,  and  had  been 
tendered  a  reception  by  the  women  of  Carlinville.  The  meeting 
addressed  by  the  Governor  was  held  in  the  circuit  courtroom, 
Judge  Shirley,  a  Democrat,  having  adjourned  court  for  two 


CHARLES  M.  TINNEY. 
(SPRINGFIELD.) 

SECRETARY    OF    YATES    CAMPAIGN    COMMITTEE  LATER    SECRETARY    TO    THE    GOVERNOR 

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS  OF  THE   STATE   CONVENTION   OF   1904. 

Born  in  Marion,  Indiana,  in  1850.  He  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  city  of 
Pekin,  Illinois,  where  he  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Virginia,  Illinois,  where  he  was  elected  to  his  first  political  office,  that 
of  city  attorney.  In  1880  he  became  proprietor  of  the  Virginia.  Gazette  and  six  years 
later  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  E.  Craft.  He  was  for  several  years  the  treasurer 
and  later  president  of  the  Illinois  Press  Association.  Mr.  Tinney  was  appointed  post- 
master at  Virginia  in  1898  and  was  manager  of  the  press  bureau  of  the  Republican 
State  Central  Committee,  beginning  in  1900.  In  the  campaign  of  1903-4  he  was  secre- 
tary of  the  Yates  Campaign  Committee.  Before  the  close  of  the  campaign  (March  I, 
1904)  he  was  appointed  private  secretary  to  the  Governor.  He  was  sergeant-at-arms  of 
the  State  Convention. 


74  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

hours  in  order  that  the  Governor  might  have  the  use  of  the 
room.  The  courtroom  was  packed,  fully  1,000'  persons  being 
present.  From  Carlinville  the  Governor  went  to  Alton,  arriving 
there  in  the  early  evening.  He  was  met  at  the  station  by  a  large 
crowd,  which  included  a  company  of  cadets  from  the  Western 
Military  Academy,  who  fired  the  Governor's  salute.  After  a 
reception  at  the  Hotel  Madison,  the  Governor  went  to  the  Spald- 
ing  Auditorium,  where  a  large  audience  awaited  him,  many 
persons  not  being  able  to  gain  entrance.  The  Governor  was  intro- 


HON.   ARTHUR  L.    FRENCH. 

(CHAPIN.) 

AN      "  ORIGINAL     YATES      MAN  "  ONE     OF     THE     GOVERNOR'S      CLOSEST      ADVISERS MEMBER 

OF    YATES    STEERING    AND    CAMPAIGN     COMMITTEES. 

Born  in  Morgan  county,  111.,  November  3,  1862,  on  a  farm  near  Chapin,  on 
which  he  still  resides.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Chapin,  the  Adrian 
(Mich.)  College,  and  the  Gem  City  Business  College,  of  Quincy,  111.  He  began  his 
lifework  at  sixteen,  when  his  father,  Samuel  French,  died.  In  1892,  he  organized  the 
Chapin  State  Bank,  and  was  its  manager  until  March  i,  1901,  when  he  resigned 
to  accept  an  appointment  as  a  member  of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission, 
an  office  he  still  holds.  He  is  extensively  interested  in  farming.  He  became  promi- 
nent in  politics  for  the  first  time  in  1900,  when  he  was  actively  identified  with  the 
Yates  campaign  for  the  nomination  for  Governor.  He  is  one  of  a  half-dozen  men  who 
have  been  accounted  as  the  closest  and  most  trusted  advisers  of  the  Governor 
throughout  his  administration. 


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75 


duced  by  the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittendon.  The  audience  was  enthu- 
siastic and  demonstrative.  His  last  address  for  that  day  was 
delivered  at  n  o'clock  at  night  from  the  rear  of  his  car  at  Green- 
field, Greene  county,  where  several  hundred  persons  had  been 
waiting  at  the  station  for  several  hours  to  hear  him. 

The  next  morning  (November  4)  found  him  at  Winchester, 
Scott  county,  the  first  home  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas  in  Illinois. 
From  there  he  proceeded  northward,  speaking  at  Galesburg  in 
the  evening.  On  Thursday,  the  5th,  he  made  speeches  at  Moline, 
Rock  Island  and  Sterling.  On  the  6th  (Friday)  he  concluded  his 


HON.  ALFRED  HANBY  JONES. 

(ROBINSON.) 
PURE    FOOD    COMMISSIONER MEMBER   OF    VAXES    STEERING    COMMITTEE A    CONVENTION 

LEADER. 

Born  on  a  farm  in  Honey  Creek  township,  Crawford  county,  Illinois,  July  4,  1850. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  practice  in  June,  1875;  was  State's  Attorney 
of  his  county  in  1876.  Mr.  Jones  has  been  President  of  the  School  Board  of  Robinson 
for  fifteen  years  and  has  been  attorney  for  the  Cairo  division  of  the  "  Big  Four  " 
Railroad  for  twenty-five  years.  He  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Eastern  Illinois  State  Normal  School  from  1896  to  1899  and  in  the  latter  year  he  was 
appointed  by  Governor  Tanner  as  State  Food  Commissioner,  being  reappomted  to  the 
position  by  Governor  Yates.  He  has  been  an  officer  and  an  active  member  of  the 
National  Association  of  Food  Commissioners  and  is  chairman  of  the  Executive  Board 
of  that  organization. 


76  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

tour  for  the  week  with  a  speech  at  Dixon,  Lee  county,  in  the  after- 
noon, and  one  at  Polo,  Ogle  county,  at  night.  The  Governor  was 
getting  now  into  territory  that  had  been  counted  as  friendly  to 
one  of  his  rivals,  Colonel  Lowden,  whose  country  home  was 
located  in  Ogle  county,  and  who  had  hundreds  of  personal  friends 
in  the  adjoining  county  of  Lee.  He  was  shown  many  courtesies 
by  the  Lowden  men  at  Dixon,  being  driven  over  the  town  by 
Ben  F.  Shaw,  Judge  R.  S.  Farrand,  Senator  C.  H.  Hughes  and 
Sheriff  M.  J.  McGowan,  all  prominent  as  Lowden  leaders. 

"  ALL  THE  WORLD  LOVES  A  FIGHTER." 

In  his  Dixon  speech,  the  Governor  gave  utterance  for  the 
first  time  to  a  sentiment  that  became  a  battle-cry  in  his  campaign. 
Referring  to  the  attacks  that  had  been  made  upon  him  by  the 
newspapers,  he  exclaimed : 

"  What  can  a  man  do  in  such  a  case  ?" 

"  Fight  it  out,"  a  man  in  the  audience  shouted. 

"I  think  you  are  right,  my  friend.  All  the  world  loves  a 
fighter  and  all  the  world  hates  a  quitter,  and  I  will  fight  this  battle 
to  the  bitter  end." 

The  thunderous  applause  which  greeted  this  utterance  showed 
that  the  Governor  had  struck  a  responsive  chord.  The  same 
sentiment  was  reechoed  scores  of  times  in  the  course  of  his  cam- 
paign, and  it  never  failed  to  bring  cheers  from  his  audience. 
It  expressed  the  aggressive,  belligerent,  defiant  attitude  of  the 
Governor,  and  it  infused  in  his  followers  all  over  the  State  the 
same  fighting  srjirit.  The  public  for  the  first  time  was  becoming 
acquainted  with  Yates  the  fighter.  He  extorted  admiration  even 
from  his  foes  and  in  counties  that  had  been  counted  as  being  over- 
whelmingly against  him  he  won  hundreds  of  friends. 

No  meeting  was  held  without  its  musical  features.  Usually 
there  was  a  brass  band,  which  frequently  was  supplemented  by 
a  quartet  of  singers.  Many  compositions  were  improvised  for  the 
occasion.  At  one  place  a  local  quartet  sang  a  song  of  which  the 
refrain  was  as  follows : 

"  We  want  a  man  like  Richard  Yates 
To  tell  the  press  of  their  mistakes  — 
To  put  us  right  for  another  fight  — 
Keep  off  the  grass,  by  jingo!" 


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77 


Saturday,  the  7th  of  November,  found  the  Governor  in  Chi- 
cago at  his  headquarters,  which  had  been  opened  in  the  Great 
Northern  hotel.  He  had  closed  a  week  which  was  typical  of  all 
the  others  that  followed.  It  was  his  plan  to  spend  three  days 
of  each  week  on  his  tour  and  two  days  in  Springfield,  ending 
the  week  with  Saturday  in  Chicago.  This  program  was  car- 
ried out  with  occasional  variations.  The  Chicago  headquarters, 
on  "  J  "  floor  of  the  Great  Northern  hotel,  were  designed  prin- 
cipally as  a  place  of  rendezvous  for  his  friends  from  northern 


JAMES  S.  NEVILLE. 
(BLOOMINGTON.) 

MEMBER  OF  YATES   CAMPAIGN   AND  STEERING  COMMITTEES -AMONG  THE  MOST  PROMINENT 

IN   YATES'   CAMPAIGN. 

Born  at  Mackinaw,  111.,  March  n,  1856;  was  taken  to  Eureka  when  four  years 
old;  at  fourteen,  returned  to  Mackinaw  to  live  on  a  farm,  remaining  there  until 
twenty-one,  when  he  removed  to  Bloomington,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  read 
law  with  Rowell  &  Hamilton  —  the  junior  member  of  the  firm  being  Governor 
John  M.  Hamilton.  After  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Neville  formed  a  law  partner- 
ship with  Congressman  Rowell,  which  has  continued  ever  since.  Mr.  Neville  is  also 
cashier  of  the  German-American  Bank.  He  was  postmaster  during  Harrison's  admin- 
istration. He  was  an  "  original  Yates  man,"  securing  McLean  county  for  Yates 
in  1900  —  the  first  large  county  outside  of  Morgan  secured  that  year  by  the  future 
Governor.  Mr.  Neville  is  now  a  member  of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Com- 
mission. Throughout  the  Yates  administration,  he  has  been  one  of  the  Governor's 
closest  advisers. 


78  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Illinois,  and  those  from  other  sections  of  the  State  who  chanced 
to  be  in  Chicago.  The  headquarters  were  in  charge  of  W.  Scott 
Cowen,  of  Carroll  county,  and  E.  J.  Murphy,  chairman  of  the 
Yates  Campaign  Committee,  spent  much  time  there.  The  busy 
day  at  the  Chicago  headquarters,  of  course,  was  when  Governor 
Yates  came  to  town.  Then  there  were  conferences  with  the 
leaders  from  various  localities;  situations  were  talked  over  and 
campaign  plans  perfected. 

"THE  TRUTH  ABOUT  THE  GOVERNOR." 

The  active  work  of  the  campaign,  however,  was  conducted 
from  the  Executive  Mansion  in  Springfield.  There  the  Gov- 
ernor had  a  clerical  force  at  work,  under  the  direction  of  C.  M. 
Tinney,  whom  he  had  made  his  campaign  secretary.  A  room 
in  the  basement  was  set  apart  exclusively  for  the  filing  of  corre- 
spondence, each  county  having  a  separate  compartment  in  the 
wall  space.  In  another  basement  room  was  the  Governor's  private 
office  in  the  mansion.  To  this  office  came  all  letters  relating  to 
the  campaign,  and  here  thousands  of  letters  were  written  each 
week,  some  of  them  going  out  directly  from  Secretary  Tinney, 
and  many  hundreds  awaiting  the  Governor's  personal  approval  and 
signature. 

Much  of  the  Governor's  campaign  literature  was  also  sent 
from  Springfield,  especially  the  thousands  of  copies  of  the  pam- 
phlet containing  his  veto  messages ;  but  the  principal  document 
distributed  was  sent  out  from  Chicago.  This  was  the  book- 
let entitled,  "  The  Truth  About  the  Governor."  This  booklet  of 
144  pages  was  made  up  of  ten  chapters  dealing  with  the  Gov- 
ernor's administration.  It  had  been  planned  during  the  summer 
by  the  Governor,  who  had  gotten  the  idea  from  a  similar  docu- 
ment which  Governor  La  Follette  of  Wisconsin  had  distributed  in 
a  former  campaign.  It  was  the  Governor's  purpose  to  get  the 
pamphlet  into  the  hands  of  every  Republican  voter  in  the  State, 
outside  of  Cook  county,  and  in  this  he  was  fairly  successful. 
A  mailing  list  had  been  made  up  from  the  lists  of  Republican 
voters  sent  to  the  executive  office  from  each  county  on  the  blanks 
distributed  at  the  Executive  Mansion  meeting  held  August  26, 
already  described.  The  list  aggregated  about  300,000  names. 
The  pamphlet  having  been  printed  in  Chicago,  the  envelopes  were 
addressed  there  by  an  addressing  agency,  and  before  the  cam- 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  79 

paign  was  far  along  the  Republican  voters  all  over  the  State  were 
receiving  through  the  mail  copies  of  "  The  Truth  About  the  Gov- 
ernor." Although  much  of  the  ordinary  campaign  literature  that 
is  sent  out  by  political  committees  is  never  read,  the  gubernatorial 
campaign  of  1903-4  excited  such  widespread  interest  that 
everything  pertaining  to  it  received  attention,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
but  that  the  Governor's  booklet  was  generally  read  and  that  it 
had  much  to  do  with  the  creation  of  the  friendly  sentiment  which 
developed  before  the  close  of  his  campaign. 

The  early  part  of  November  found  the  Governor  and  his 
advisers  considering  whether  or  not  it  would  be  worth  while  to 
make  a  campaign  in  Cook  county.  Chicago  had  been  the  center 
of  the  opposition,  and  the  Governor  personally  was  exceedingly 
anxious  to  invade  the  "  enemy's  country."  There  was  much 
uncertainty  regarding  the  Cook  county  situation.  The  Governor 
had  many  friends  there  and  some  of  them  urged  him  to  make  a 
fight  for  delegates  in  Chicago.  Others,  however,  contended  that 
a  contest  would  be  futile.  It  seemed  pretty  certain  that  the  Cook 
county  delegates  would  be  divided  between  the  two  Chicago  candi- 
dates already  in  the  field,  and  that  there  would  be  little  oppor- 
tunity for  a  country  candidate  to  make  much  headway  in  the  big 
city.  Finally  the  Governor  concluded  not  to  attempt  a  fight 
for  delegates  in  Cook  county,  but  to  make  at  least  one  speeech 
there  in  advance  of  the  primaries,  and  then  to  make  a  few 
speeches  after  the  delegates  had  been  selected.  The  plan  subse- 
quently was  carried  out. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 

THE  COOK  COUNTY  CANDIDATE  —  DENEEN  OR  LOWDEN  — 

WHICH? 

Meanwhile  the  fight  for  the  conquest  of  Cook  county  had  got- 
ten under  way.  It  was  obvious  that  the  contest  there  must  be 
exclusively  between  State's  Attorney  Charles  S.  Deneen  and  Col. 
Frank  O.  Lowden.  Both  were  residents  of  Chicago,  and  each 
had  his  own  peculiar  elements  of  political  strength.  Of  the  two 
men,  Mr.  Deneen  had  the  better  claim  to  being  strictly  the  Chicago 
candidate,  for  he  had  so  announced  himself,  and  the  influences 
back  of  him  were  those  which  represented  more  than  anything 
else  Chicago  interests.  Chicago  had  never  had  a  Republican  Gov- 
ernor ;  Chicago  was  asking  for  a  "  new  charter  "  amendment  to 
the  Constitution;  Chicago  would  have  large  and  important  inter- 
ests at  stake  in  the  Legislature  during  the  ensuing  four  years  — 
interests  that  only  a  Chicago  man  could  fully  appreciate  and  prop- 
erly protect  and  promote.  These  were  some  of  the  arguments 
for  Mr.  Deneen's  nomination. 

Colonel  Lowden  was  thoroughly  identified  with  Chicago's 
business  interests  and  in  that  respect  might  with  equal  right  claim 
recognition  as  the  Chicago  candidate;  but  he  had  chosen  Ogle 
county  for  his  formal  entry  into  the  contest  for  the  Governorship, 
and  it  was  charged  by  the  friends  of  Deneen,  and  with  some  effect, 
that  Lowden  had  deliberately  made  himself  a  country  candidate. 
It  was  clear  from  the  beginning  that  it  was  his  purpose  to  devote 
a  large  share  of  his  attention  to  the  State  at  large,  on  the  ground 
that  the  candidacy  of  any  man  who  seeks  the  office  of  Governor 
must  be  broad  and  comprehensive  enough  to  embrace  the  entire 
State. 

This  argument  had  some  weight  in  the  country ;  but  in  Chi- 
cago Mr.  Deneen  had  the  decided  advantage.  He  had  back  of 
him  a  majority  of  the  Chicago  newspapers.  He  was  supported 
also  by  most  all  the  elements  in  the  party  that  had  been  arrayed 
6 


82 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


against  Mr.  Lorimer  and  his  "  organization  "  —  or  "  machine,"  as 
the  opposition  called  it.  Mr.  Deneen  had  served  acceptably  in 
the  General  Assembly  and  he  had  made  a  good  record  in  the 
office  of  State's  Attorney.  He  was,  therefore,  in  a  strong  position 
to  make  the  contest  for  the  Governorship  as  the  candidate  of 
Chicago. 


CONGRESSMAN   WILLIAM    LORIMER. 
(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT     PARTY     LEADER -CONSPICUOUS    IN     LOWDEN    COOK    COUNTY     CAMPAIGN    AND 

IN   STATE   CONVENTION    CONTEST. 

Born  in  Manchester,  England,  and  emigrated  to  America  in  boyhood,  locating 
in  Chicago.  He  had  but  few  school  advantages,  and  was  obliged  to  make  his  own 
way.  His  first  employment  was  on  one  of  the  Chicago  street  railway  lines  as  a 
conductor.  He  got  into  politics  early,  and  at  once  developed  a  genius  for  organization. 
While  yet  a  street  car  conductor,  he  conceived  a  plan  for  organizing  precinct  and 
ward  clubs,  afterward  put  into  effect.  It  is  said  that  his  first  attempt  in  the 
line  of  party  organization  was  made  at  a  meeting  of  his  neighbors  in  his  mother's 
kitchen,  where  the  "  Young  Men's  Sixth  Ward  Republican  Club  "  was  organized. 
He  became  prominent  in  1888,  when  he  helped  make  Joseph  W.  Fifer  Governor  of 
Illinois.  In  1894,  he  was  elected  to  Congress,  and  has  served  continuously  ever  since, 
with  the  exception  of  the  fifty-seventh  Congress.  During  all  of  that  time  he  was 
the  largest  individual  factor  in  party  control  in  Cook  county.  For  several  years, 
until  May,  1904,  he  was  at  the  head  of  the  party  organization  in  that  county.  In 
1900,  he  led  the  fight  for  Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy  for  the  nomination  for  Governor; 
and  it  was  he  who,  at  the  crucial  moment  in  the  State  convention  at  Peoria,  leaped 
upon  the  platform,  waved  a  Yates  banner  and  started  the  stampede  which  ended 
in  the  nomination  of  Richard  Yates.  In  the  campaign  of  1903-4,  he  threw  his 
influence  to  Colonel  Lowden. 


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83 


At  the  beginning  of  the  campaign  there  was  a  suspicion  among 
the  politicians  outside  of  Chicago  that  Governor  Yates  and 
Colonel  Lowden  had  some  sort  of  an  understanding  by  which 
they  were  to  cooperate  —  the  Governor  fighting  for  delegates  in 
the  country,  Colonel  Lowden  for  delegates  in  Chicago.  This  sus- 
picion had  its  origin  largely  in  the  friendly  personal  relations 
that  had  been  known  to  exist  between  the  two  men.  Colonel 
Lowden  had  not  been  counted  with  the  "  machine  "  in  previous 
contests.  At  the  State  convention  at  Peoria  in  1900  he  had  not 
been  one  of  the  Hanecy  or  "  organization  "  delegates,  but  had 
been  one  of  the  two  delegates  in  Cook  county  who  had  voted  for 
Yates  from  the  beginning  of  the  balloting.  It  was  uncertain  at 
first  just  what  elements  Lowden  would  have  back  of  him  in  his 


HON.  FRED  A.  BUSSE. 
(CHICAGO.) 

STATE  TREASURER PROMINENT   IN   DENEEN   CAMPAIGN  AND   IN   STATE   CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Chicago,  March  3,  1866,  his  education  being  received  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city.  He  was  engaged  in  ihe  hardware  business  with  his  father  and  later 
in  the  coal  business.  Mr.  Busse  was  Town  Clerk  of  North  Chicago  for  a  term  and 
was  in  the  Cook  county  sheriff's  office  for  four  years,  later  being  appointed  Chief  Clerk 
in  the  office  of  the  North  Town  Collector.  He  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives in  1894  and  again  in  1896  and  in  1898  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate.  In 
1902  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  State  Treasurer. 


84  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

coming  campaign.  Very  soon,  however,  it  became  clear  that  the 
supposition  of  a  Yates-Lowden  alliance  was  a  myth  —  that  Colonel 
Lowden  was  a  candidate  entirely  on  his  own  account  and  for  the 
purpose  of  winning  the  nomination  for  himself. 

The  line-up  of  the  Cook  county  leaders  proceeded  rather 
slowly  at  first.  At  length,  however,  Congressman  William  Lori- 
mer,  Dr.  T.  N.  Jamieson,  John  M.  Smyth,  Judge  Elbridge 
Hanecy,  E.  J.  Magerstadt  and  other  well-known  leaders  of  the 
"  organization "  came  out  publicly  for  Colonel  Lowden.  The 
Lowden  candidacy  also  received  strong  support  from  a  number 
of  leaders  who  hitherto  had  not  been  affiliated  with  the  Lorimer 
"  organization  "  —  notably  Graeme  Stewart,  who  had  been  the 


HON.  DANIEL  A.  CAMPBELL. 

(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT  IN  DENEEN  CAMPAIGN  AND  IN  STATE  CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Elgin,  Illinois,  in  1863,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
and  in  the  Chicago  College  of  Law.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886  and  has  ever 
since  occupied  a  prominent  place  among  the  men  of  his  profession.  He  has  been 
active  in  politics  from  the  first.  He  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  in 
1892,  and  to  the  Senate  in  1894,  being  reelected  to  the  higher  body  twice,  in  1898  and 
in  1902.  For  several  sessions  he  has  been  the  recognized  leader  of  the  State  Senate. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


85 


party's  candidate  for  mayor  at  the  preceding  spring  election, 
and  who  was  then  national  committeeman  for  Illinois. 

Among  the  influential  party  leaders  who  declared  for  Mr. 
Deneen  were  State  Treasurer  Fred  A.  Busse,  State  Senator  Daniel 
A.  Campbell,  County  Treasurer  John  J.  Hanberg,  James  Reddick, 
James  Pease,  Postmaster  F.  E.  Coyne,  B.  A.  Eckhart,  C.  W. 
Vail,  E.  J.  Brundage,  J.  A.  Linn  and  many  others  who  had 
been  affiliated  with  them. 

The  speechmaking  feature  of  the  contest  was  not  much  in 


HON.  JOHN  J.  HANBERG. 
(CHICAGO.) 

COUNTY    TREASURER    OF    COOK    COUNTY PROMINENT    IN    DENEEN    CAMPAIGN    AND    AT 

CONVENTION. 

Born  near  Flensburg,  Schleswig-Hplstein,  Germany,  in  1858.  He  was  compelled 
to  abandon  school  at  an  early  age  to  assist  in  the  support  of  the  family  reduced  through 
the  vicissitudes  of  the  many  wars  of  that  and  an  earlier  period,  and  in  doing  this  he 
was  apprenticed  to  a  firm  in  Flensburg  on  account  of  the  educational  advantages 
offered.  His  aptness  for  mathematics  and  the  languages  was  aided  by  continuous  study 
at  night  schools  during  the  period  of  his  apprenticeship  and  when  that  was  finished  he 
was  fitted  for  almost  any  department  of  mercantile  life.  In  spite  of  good  offers  to 
remain  in  the  old  country  he  came  to  America  in  1877  and  settled  in  Chicago,  where, 
in  1882,  he  succeeded  in  enlisting  a  little  capital  and  embarking  in  business  in  a  small 
way.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  School  Board  in  1887,  Town  Collector  of  Hyde 
Park  in  1894,  and  President  of  the  Cook  County  Board  in  1900.  While  in  this  posi- 
tion he  assisted  greatly  in  effecting  the  needed  reforms  in  the  administration  of  the 
Cook  County  Hospital. 


86  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

evidence  in  Cook  county  until  late  in  January,  when  Colonel 
Lowden  delivered  an  address  at  the  Auditorium.  Even  then,  how- 
ever, in  the  ensuing  two  months  there  were  only  occasional 
speeches  in  Chicago  by  the  two  Cook  county  candidates.  It  was 
not  until  the  early  part  of  April,  after  the  aldermanic  elections, 
that  Deneen  and  Lowden  turned  their  attention  almost  exclusively 
to  Cook  county  and  made  speeches  daily.  From  the  7th  of 
April  until  the  night  of  the  5th  of  May  speechmaking  was  a 
prominent  feature  of  the  Cook  county  campaign.  The  issues 
discussed  were  to  a  large  extent  local  ones ;  they  had  much  to  do 
with  the  question  of  the  control  of  the  local  party  organization. 


CLYDE  A.  MORRISON. 

(CHICAGO.) 

SECRETARY  OF  THE  DENEEN  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE  OF  COOK  COUNTY,  1903-4. 
Born  at  Peotone,  Will  county,  Illinois,  March  12,  1876.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Chicago,  and  later  took  a  course  in  the 
University  of  Virginia,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1895.  Four  years  later  he  was 
admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  and  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Pam, 
Calhoun  &  Glennon  for  several  years,  later  associating  himself  with  the  firm  of  Cal- 
houn,  Lyford  and  Sheehan.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Charles  G.  Dawes  Club  and  took 
an  active  part  in  Mr.  Dawes'  campaign  for  the  United  States  Senate  in  1902.  Mr. 
Morrison  married  Miss  Lyda  Pate  in  1900,  and  they  have  one  son. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  87 

In  his  country  campaign,  Mr.  Deneen  had  visited  the  counties 
of  McHenry,  Boone,  Winnebago,  Whiteside,  Rock  Island,  Bureau, 
Ford,  Iroquois,  Henry,  Wayne,  Madison  and  St.  Clair.  He  was 
well  received  everywhere ;  but  political  conditions  in  nearly  every 
county  outside  of  Cook  prevented  him  from  making  much  head- 
way in  the  quest  for  delegates.  As  the  campaign  progressed,  it 
became  clearer  that  Mr.  Deneen  was  to  depend  almost  entirely 
for  his  standing  in  the  State  convention  upon  what  he  would  be 
able  to  do  in  his  own  county  of  Cook. 

Mr.  Deneen's  public  headquarters  were  maintained  in  the 
Grand  Pacific  hotel.  He  assumed  personally  the  general  direc- 
tion of  his  own  campaign,  and  was  ably  assisted  by  Roy  O. 
West,  who  had  been  his  intimate  associate  in  politics  for  many 
years ;  by  James  Pease,  James  Reddick  and  others.  There  was  a 
county  campaign  committee,  of  which  James  Reddick  was  chair- 
man and  Clyde  A.  Morrison,  a  rising  young  attorney,  secretary. 
The  membership  of  this  committee  was  as  follows : 

Chas.  H.  Hamill,  Clyde  A.  Morrison,  Dr.  J.  B.  McFatrich,  M.  J.  Fore- 
man, Edward  R.  Litzinger,  J.  Perry,  John  R.  Thompson,  M.  W.  Pinckney, 
John  J.  Hanberg,  Isadore  Ostriner,  Louis  Brandes,  John  Simans,  C.  J. 
Moertel,  J.  F.  Stepina,  F.  E.  Coyne,  D.  W.  Mills,  R.  C.  Busse,  D.  A.  Camp- 
bell, Wm.  C.  Eggert,  John  F.  Devine,  John  Scherman,  I.  H.  Hims,  L.  D. 
Sitts,  B.  A.  Eckhart,  Fred  A.  Busse,  Oscar  Rebel,  John  A.  Linn,  George  H. 
Woods,  J.  W.  Hill,  James  Pease,  Robert  M.  Simon,  Herman  Breidt,  Judge 
W.  M.  McEwen,  Oscar  M.  Torrison,  Peter  Wendling,  Thomas  J.  Healy, 
Walter  Page,  C.  W.  Vail,  John  A.  Mahaffy,  W.  C.  Hunt,  C.  R.  Manning, 
Herbert  A.  Emerson,  A.  Van  Steenberg,  A.  C.  Boeber,  Peter  M.  Hoffman, 
Joe  Carolan,  William  Busse,  Geo.  W.  Paullin. 

Mr.  West  was  the  recognized  manager  of  the  Deneen  cam- 
paign. Under  his  direction  about  200,000  pieces  of  literature 
were  distributed  —  the  distribution  being  confined  principally  to 
Chicago.  Although  Mr.  Deneen  made  many  speeches,  his  cam- 
paign was  largely  one  of  organization.  The  training  which  he 
and  Air.  West  had  had  in  politics  equipped  them  for  successfully 
reaching  every  class  of  voters.  They  and  their  associates  knew 
every  nook  and  corner  of  Chicago  and  understood  the  particular 
requirements  of  each  locality. 


88 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


MRS.   FRANK  O.   LOWDEN  AND  CHILDREN. 

The   children  are:     Pullman,   aged  eight  years;     Florence,   aged   six;     Harriet,   aged 
four;     Frances  Orren,  born  in   December,    1903. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  89 


CHAPTER  VIIL 

COLONEL     LOWDEN'S     COUNTRY     CAMPAIGN  — SOME     MID- 
WINTER   EXPERIENCES  — THE   "FELT- 
BOOT"    STORY. 

In  his  country  campaign,  Colonel  Lowden's  first  attention  had 
been  given  to  the  counties  in  the  northern  part  of  the  State  —  in 
the  twelfth  and  thirteenth  districts,  which  had  taken  the  initia- 
tive in  launching  his  "  boom."  But  he  had  no  intention  of  limit- 
ing his  efforts  to  northern  Illinois,  and  within  a  short  time  he  was 
found  in  a  number  of  counties  in  the  central  and  southern  parts  of 
the  State.  Among  the  counties  visited  by  him  were  Jo  Daviess, 
Stephenson,  Winnebago,  Boone,  McHenry,  Lake,  Carroll,  Ogle, 
De  Kalb,  Whiteside,  Lee,  Rock  Island,  Knox,  Peoria,  Adams, 
Greene,  Madison,  St.  Clair,  Clinton,  Marion,  Edwards,  White, 
Franklin,  Randolph,  Johnson  and  Alexander.  Among  the  most 
important  cities  visited  were  Quincy,  Cairo,  Belvidere,  Mount 
Carroll,  Sycamore,  Carrollton,  Murphysboro,  Galena,  Galesburg, 
Waukegan,  Lawrenceville,  Dixon,  Woodstock,  Edwardsville, 
Oregon,  Peoria,  Pinckneyville,  Chester,  Rock  Island,  Moline, 
Belleville,  East  St.  Louis,  Freeport,  Nashville,  Morrison,  Sterling, 
Rockford,  Amboy,  Polo,  Lanark  and  Savannah. 

.Most  of  the  northern  Illinois  counties  were  canvassed  in  the 
middle  of  the  winter,  and  many  overland  trips  were  made  when 
the  thermometer  stood  in  the  vicinity  of  zero.  Many  of  the  coun- 
ties he  canvassed  in  detail,  taking  in  the  smaller  villages.  Trips 
from  town  to  town  frequently  took  the  form  of  a  sleighing  party  — 
the  Colonel  and  his  friends  in  the  locality  visited  filling  a  num- 
ber of  sleighs  and  driving  for  miles  through  the  country  to  the 
next  town. 

It  was  on  one  of  these  midwinter  country  trips  that  Colonel 
Lowden  bought  a  pair  of  felt  boots  that  became  something  of  an 
issue  in  Carroll  county,  and  to  some  extent  all  over  the  State. 
The  incident  was  taken  up  by  some  of  the  opposition  newspapers 


90  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

and  it  was  charged  that  Colonel  Lowden  had  bought  the  boots 
for  no  other  purpose  than  to  impress  the  rural  population  with 
the  idea  that  he  was  a  genuine  farmer.  At  first  the  Colonel 
accepted  the  story  as  a  campaign  joke;  but  at  length  it 
became  a  serious  issue  and  he  took  it  up  in  his  speeches.  "  I 
confess  to  having  bought  and  to  having  worn  a  pair  of  felt  boots," 
he  would  say.  "  The  truth  is  that  on  a  country  drive  on  one  bitter 
cold  day  I  became  chilled  through  and  through,  and  upon  arriving 
at  the  next  town  I  saw  in  the  window  of  a  store  a  pair  of  felt 
boots.  It  seemed  to  me  that  this  was  the  time  of  year  when  felt 
boots  were  a  good  thing  and  I  resolved  then  and  there  that  I  would 


HON.  JOHN  C.  AMES. 

(STREATOR.) 

U.      S.      MARSHAL      FOR      THE      NORTHERN      DISTRICT  PROMINENT      SUPPORTER      OF      COLONEL 

LOWDEN. 

Born  in  Freedom  township,  La  Salle  county,  Illinois,  July  7,  1852,  and  remained 
on  his  father's  farm  until  the  age  of  fourteen,  going  to  the  State  Normal  School  at 
Normal,  graduating  therefrom  in  three  years.  After  completing  his  education  he 
moved  to  Streator,  where  his  father  had  lived  for  some  time,  and  has  resided  there 
ever  since.  His  first  business  venture  was  in  the  drug  line  and  later  he  ventured  into 
the  hardware  and  lumber  business.  In  1891  he  organized  the  City  National  Bank  of 
Streator  and  was  its  president  until  appointed  United  States  Marshal  by  President 
McKinley,  being  reappointed  by  President  Roosevelt.  He  held  the  office  of  Canal 
Commissioner  under  Governor  Fifer. 


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91 


be  the  owner  of  a  pair  of  them.  I  went  into  the  store  and  for 
$2.50  I  obtained  possession  of  that  pair  of  felt  boots.  I  put  them 
on  and  wore  them.  If  I  had  not  done  so  I  would  have  frozen 
my  feet.  I  submit  to  you,  my  fellow  citizens,  that  I  did  the  right 
thing,  and  further,  that  the  man  who  hasn't  sense  enough  to 
wear  felt  boots  under  such  circumstances  hasn't  sense  enough  to 
be  Governor  of  Illinois." 

This  speech  never  failed  to  capture  the  audience,  and  very 
soon  the  felt-boot  story  had  drifted  out  of  the  campaign. 

Coupled  with  the  story  of  the  felt  boots  was  one  to  the  effect 


HAMILTON   R.   JOHNSTONE. 

(CHICAGO.) 

SECRETARY  TO  COLONEL  FRANK  O.  LOWDEN  AND  PROMINENT  IN  HIS  CAMPAIGN. 
Born  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  April  4,  1874,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  city  and  at  the  Alabama  State  College.  He  removed  to  Illinois  at  the 
age  of  twenty-one  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896.  During  the  Spanish- American 
War  he  assisted  in  organizing  a  provisional  regiment,  known  as  La  Grange's  Regiment, 
and  was  elected  major  of  the  regiment.  Mr.  Johnstone  has  taken  an  active  interest 
in  politics  since  1899  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  State  conventions  of  1900  and  1902. 
He  was  employed  by  the  law  firm  of  Lowden,  Estabrook  &  Davis  in  1898,  and  in  1900 
he  became  private  secretary  to  Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden,  and  has  since  continued  in  that 
capacity.  During  the  campaign  for  the  gubernatorial  nomination  he  had  charge  of  the 
extensive  correspondence  of  Colonel  Lowden,  conducted  from  the  Lowden  headquarters 
in  the  Great  Northern  hotel  in  Chicago.  He  is  married. 


92  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

that  Colonel  Lowden  had  donned  overalls  and  a  slouch  hat 
and,  with  a  corn-cob  pipe  between  his  lips,  was  masquerading  as 
a  typical  countryman  from  the  backwoods.  Of  course  the  story 
was  started  as  a  joke :  perhaps  those  who  first  told  it  never 
intended  that  it  should  be  believed ;  but,  strange  as  it  may  appear, 
the  story  found  credence  with  many,  and  it  was  not  until  it  had 
been  ridiculed  by  Colonel  Lowden  in  his  speeches  that  it  finally 
ceased  to  be  repeated  and  to  be  believed. 

Another  story  told  on  Colonel  Lowden  was  that  a  man  had 
recently  visited  his  farm  and  had  asked  him  "  how  high  a  six- 
foot  rail  fence  was,"  and  that  the  Colonel  had  replied  that  he 
"  didn't  know,  as  he  didn't  have  a  rail  fence  on  his  farm."  Stories 


HON.   CHARLES  T.   CHERRY. 

(OSWEGO.) 
PROMINENT    IN    THE    LOWDEN    CAMPAIGN. 

Born  in  Kendall  county,  Illinois,  in  1858,  and  received  his  education  at  Waldo 
Academy  and  at  Jennings  Seminary.  He  owns  extensive  farms  in  Kendall  county  and 
is  a  prominent  breeder  of  horses  and  fine  cattle.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  _B. 
Clark  in  1879  and  they  have. one  son.  Mr.  Cherry  is  now  serving  his  fifth  consecutive 
term  in  the  State  House  of  Representatives,  having  been  first  elected  in  1890.  During 
the  campaign  for  United  States  Senator  in  1902  he  was  chairman  of  the  Campaign 
Committee  of  the  Hon.  A.  J.  Hopkins. 


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93 


of  this  kind  were  taken  up  by  Colonel  Lowden  in  his  speeches 
as  fast  as  he  heard  them,  and  turned  to  his  own  account. 

One  paper,  in  making  light  of  his  farming,  came  out  in  glar- 
ing headlines  with  the  question : 

"WHO  EVER  SAW  COLONEL  LOWDEN  MILK  A  COW?" 

"  I  never  have  supposed,"  Colonel  Lowden  would  say  in  his 
speeches,  holding  up  a  copy  of  the  newspaper,  "  that  the  ability 
to  milk  a  cow  was  one  of  the  qualifications  prescribed  for  a  Gov- 
ernor. I  am  still  of  the  opinion  that  there  is  nothing  in  the 
Constitution  or  laws  of  this  State  that  makes  cow-milking  one 


HON.    HARRY    B.    WARD. 

(DUQUOIN.) 

PROMINENT    SUPPORTER    OF    COLONEL    LOWDEN INFLUENTIAL    IN    SOUTHERN    ILLINOIS 

POLITICS. 

Born  in  DuQuoin,  Illinois,  July  30,  1871,  and  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  city,  finishing  with  a  course  at  Illinois  College.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  State  House  of  Representatives  in  1896  and  appointed  postmaster  at 
DuQuoin  in  1898,  being  reappointed  four  years  later.  He  is  now  serving  his  fourth 
term  as  chairman  of  the  Perry  County  Central  Committee,  of  which  body  he  has  been 
a  member  ever  since  arriving  at  his  majority.  Mr.  Ward  is  also  secretary  of  the 
Illinois  State  League  of  Republican  Clubs. 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


of  the  duties  of  the  Governor.  But  I  want  to  say  to  you  here  and 
now  that  if  I  am  mistaken,  and  if  this  contest  is  to  be  settled 
on  that  issue,  I  hereby  challenge  each  and  all  of  the  other  candi- 
dates to  a  milking  contest,  and  I  agree  to  abide  by  the  result." 

This  was  his  answer  to  the  cow-milking  question,  and  it 
invariably  made  a  great  hit  with  his  audience.  It  was,  perhaps, 
fortunate  for  Colonel  Lowden  that  issues  of  this  kind  were  raised ; 
for  they  supplied  an  opportunity  to  inject  into  his  speeches  a  vein 
of  humor  and  of  satire  which  had  been  lacking  in  the  addresses 
made  in  the  first  weeks  of  the  campaign  —  addresses  in  which  he 
had  confined  himself  principally  to  an  earnest  and  logical  state- 


HON.  WALTER  S.  LOUDEN.  , 

(TRENTON.) 

PROMINENT   IN  POLITICS  ACTIVE  IN  LOWDEN   CAMPAIGN. 

Born  in  Clinton  county,  Illinois,  in  1868,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Trenton,  later  taking  a  course  at  Johnson  Commercial  College,  St.  Louis.  He 
studied  law  at  McKendree  College  and  completed  his  legal  studies  at  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1890.  In  1896  Mr.  Louden  was  the  presi- 
dential elector  from  his  district.  In  1897  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Tanner  as 
President  of  the  Illinois  Commission  of  Claims  and  served  four  years  in  that  capacity. 
He  is  now  chairman  of  the  Clinton  County  Republican  Central  Committee  and  makes 
his  home  at  Trenton,  continuing  to  practice  law  in  East  St.  Louis. 


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95 


ment  of  his  ideas  of  how  a  Governor  should  discharge  his  duties. 
The  "  farmer  issue  "  brought  him  to  a  more  popular  gait,  and  his 
speeches  invariably  made  friends  and  converts  for  him. 

Colonel  Lowden,  in  his  campaign  tour,  depended  entirely  upon 
the  regular  railroad  accommodations,  and  frequently  he  was 
obliged  to  get  up  in  the  middle  of  the  night  to  make  a  train,  and 
then  to  wait  in  an  ice-cold  station  for  a  couple  of  hours  for  a 
belated  train.  He  generally  consoled  himself  with  the  thought 
that  one  or  more  of  the  other  candidates  were  probably  having  a 
similar  experience  at  that  very  moment. 

In  common  with  the  other  candidates,  he  was  obliged  fre- 
quently to  put  up  with  the  most  indifferent  hotel  accommodations. 
It  is  related  that  on  one  occasion,  stopping  over  night  at  a  hotel 


HON.  WILLIAM  F.  BUNDY. 

(CENTRALIA.) 
PROMINENT    IN    THE    LOWDEN     CAMPAIGN. 

Bern  in  Marion  county,  Illinois,  in  1858,  and  received  his  education  in  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Normal  School  at  Carbondale,  and  studied  law  during  his  course  there. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887,  since  which  time  he  has  successfully  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  that  profession.  He  has  been  elected  as  City  Clerk  and  City  Attorney  of  Cen- 
tralia  and  served  his  first  term  in  the  State  House  of  Representatives  in  1900,  being 
reflected  in  1902. 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


in  a  country  town,  he  was  later  in  arising  than  was  the  custom 
in  that  village  hostelry,  and  when  he  arrived  at  the  dining-room 
door  at  8 :03  he  was  confronted  by  the  landlady,  who  told  him  in 
resolute  tones  that  the  breakfast  hour  was  over.  The  Colonel 
made  a  plea  for  a  departure  from  the  rule  in  .this  single  instance, 
but  the  landlady  was  unyielding,  and  it  was  only  after  the  influ- 
ence of  some  bystanders  had  been  exerted  that  she  was  persuaded 


HON.  MARTIN  B.   MADDEN. 
(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT  IN  COOK  COUNTY  POLITICS A  LOWDEN  LEADER  IN  THE  CONVENTION. 

Born  March  20,  1855;  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  night  schools,  later 
taking  a  two  years'  night  course  in  business  college.  He  began  active  business  life  at 
the  age  of  ten  years  as  waterboy  for  a  stone  company  which  was  later  merged  into 
the  Western  Stone  Company,  of  which  the  former  waterboy  is  now  the  President. 
Mr.  Madden  has  had  a  long  career  in  active  political  life.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Chicago  City  Council  in  1889  from  the  Fourth  Ward  and  was  reflected  in  1891,  1893 
and  1895;  served  seven  years  on  the  Finance  Committee  and  was  its  chairman  for 
six  years  of  that  time;  presided  over  the  council  two  years;  was  chairman  of  the  Re- 
publican committee  for  six  years;  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  County  Committee 
for  ten  years;  served  as  temporary  chairman  of  the  State  convention  of  1896;  was  a 
delegate  to  the  National  conventions  of  1896  and  1900,  being  on  the  committee  on 
resolutions  in  the  latter  and  framing  the  Isthmian  canal  plank  as  it  appeared  in  the 
platform  of  that  year.  In  1897,  he  was  a  candidate  for  United  States  Senator.  In  the 
State  convention  of  1904,  he  was  chairman  of  the  Third  Ward  delegation. 

Mr.  Madden  is  a  director  of  several  banks  and  mercantile  concerns  in  Chicago, 
and  for  four  years  was  president  of  the  Quarry  Owners'  Association  of  the  United 
States. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  97 

to  provide  the  candidate  for  Governor  with  a  cup  of  coffee  and 
some  of  the  remnants  of  the  breakfast  which  was  over. 

Colonel  Lowden  was  accompanied  on  his  country  campaign 
tour  by  Mr.  Russel  H.  Scott,  one  of  his  secretaries.  Mrs.  Lowden 
joined  him  on  one  of  his  southern  Illinois  tours,  and  shared  the 
honors  paid  him. 

The  Lowden  campaign  in  Cook  county  was  in  charge  of  Mr. 
Kenesaw  M.  Landis,  a  Chicago  lawyer.  The  management  of  the 
country  campaign  was  entrusted  to  Senator  C.  H.  Hughes,  of 
Dixon,  who  spent  much  of  his  time  at  Lowden  headquarters  on 
"  J  "  floor  at  the  Great  Northern  hotel.  At  these  headquarters 
also  were  Mr.  James  R.  Cowley,  of  Freeport,  a  well-known  news- 
paper man,  who  had  especial  charge  of  the  press  bureau;  Mr. 
Hamilton  R.  Johnstone,  Colonel  Lowden's  secretary,  who  assumed 
charge  of  the  extensive  correspondence  incident  to  the  campaign, 
and  Representative  Chas.  T.  Cherry,  of  Kendall  county,  who 
assisted  in  the  general  management  of  the  campaign.  A  vast 
amount  of  Lowden  literature  was  distributed,  both  in  Chicago  and 
through  the  State  at  large.  Not  less  than  200,000  pieces  of 
printed  matter  were  sent  out,  and  this  mass  of  literature  was 
supplemented  from  week  to  week  by  the  stereotyped  plates  that 
were  sent  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Cowley  to  the  country  papers 
that  were  friendly  to  the  Lowden  candidacy.  In  the  number  of 
personal  letters  written,  Yates  and  Lowden  were  close  rivals. 
Lowden's  clerical  force  occupied  an  extensive  suite  of  rooms  in 
the  Great  Northern  hotel,  and  a  large  part  of  the  work  performed 
consisted  in  getting  out  the  personal  letters  that  were  to  be  sent 
out  over  his  signature. 


MRS.  H.  J.  HAMLIN. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

THE    SHERMAN    AND   HAMLIN    CAMPAIGNS —  EACH    MAKES 
STATE   TOUR  — PLACES   VISITED. 

Judge  Sherman,  like  the  other  candidates,  had  made  an  actual 
beginning  of  his  campaign  some  time  before  his  formal  announce- 
ment at  Peoria  on  the  7th  of  October.  His  work,  however,  had 
been  very  quietly  carried  on.  From  Peoria,  after  his  announce- 
ment, he  went  directly  to  Springfield,  where  he  opened  headquar- 
ters in  the  St.  Nicholas  hotel  and  placed  in  charge  Homer  J. 
Tice,  of  Greenview,  Menard  county,  who  had  been  a  member  of 
the  Legislature  for  a  number  of  years,  who  was  a  close  personal 
and  -political  friend  of  the  ex-speaker,  and  whose  extensive 
acquaintance  with  political  leaders  especially  fitted  him  for  the 
place  of  campaign  manager  for  Judge  Sherman. 

Very  few  speeches  were  made  by  Judge  Sherman  in  the  early 
part  of  his  campaign.  Indeed,  only  seven  set  speeches  were  made 
by  him  during  the  entire  campaign.  These  were  delivered  at 
Peoria,  Marshall,  Roseville,  Bradford,  Paxton,  Paris  and  Albion. 
There  were  many  occasions,  of  course,  on  which  he  delivered  short 
extemporaneous  speeches.  Copies  of  the  more  formal  addresses 
were  printed  and,  through  the  mail,  circulated  widely  over  the 
State. 

These  constituted  the  principal  campaign  literature  sent  out 
to  promote  the  Sherman  candidacy.  The  principal  points  in  Sher- 
man's speeches  were  his  advocacy  of  civil  service  and  primary 
election  laws  and  of  limiting  the  functions  of  the  party  machinery 
strictly  to  the  management  of  campaigns  after  the  nominations  had 
been  made  —  his  contention  being  that  the  proper  purpose  of 
party  machinery  is  to  manage  campaigns  and  elect  tickets,  and  not 
to  participate  in  any  way  in  the  selection  of  nominees. 

In  his  campaign,  Judge  Sherman  had  no  settled  itinerary  that 
was  known  to  anybody  except  to  Mr.  Tice,  his  campaign  man- 
ager. It  was  his  custom,  in  advance  of  visiting  a  town,  to  write 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


to  one  or  more  friends  in  the  place  that  he  would  be  there  on  a 
designated  date.  The  visit  which  followed  such  an  announcement 
was  entirely  informal.  Usually  no  arrangements  were  made  for 
speechmaking  and,  with  a  few  exceptions,  no  speeches  were  made. 
On  arriving  at  a  place  it  was  his  custom,  after  leaving  his  valise 
at  the  hotel,  to  start  out  in  company  with  one  or  more  of  his  local 
friends  on  a  tour  of  the  hardware  stores,  the  corner  groceries  and 
other  places  of  business  —  wherever  there  was  an  opportunity  to 
meet  men.  Often  he  was  to  be  found  in  the  office  of  a  country 
hotel,  or  in  the  rear  end  of  a  village  store,  entertaining  a  group 
gathered  around  an  old-fashioned  "  cannon  "  stove.  Judge  Sher- 
man was  a  good  entertainer,  and  he  never  failed  to  have  an  appre- 


STATE  SENATOR  ORVILLE  F.  BERRY. 

(CARTHAGE.) 

PROMINENT  IN  SHERMAN  CAMPAIGN  AND  IN  STATE  CONVENTION. 

Born  in  McDonough  county,  Ilinois,  in  1852,  and  received  a  common  school  edu- 
cation, studying  law  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877.  He  has  been  mayor  of 
Carthage  several  terms.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  in  1888,  1892  and  1896 
and  again  in  1900  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  new  Thirty-second  District  caused  by  the 
death  of  Senator  Harris.  He  has  been  active  in  the  organization  of  the  Senate  and  in 
the  councils  of  the  party.  Mr.  Berry  is  prominent  in  secret  society  work  and  has 
filled  the  office  of  Grand  Master  Workman  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  of  Illinois. 


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101 


ciative  audience  or  to  make  friends  in  this  curious,  old-fashioned 
campaign. 

In  this  informal  way,  he  visited  sixty-two  counties.  He  man- 
aged to  get  to  Springfield  occasionally  —  generally  once  each 
week  —  to  meet  friends  by  appointment  and  to  supervise  in  a 
general  way  his  extensive  campaign  correspondence.  The  great 
bulk  of  the  correspondence,  however,  was  looked  after  by  Cam- 
paign Manager  Tice,  and  the  candidate,  so  far  as  possible,  was 
left  free  to  devote  his  attention  to  his  tour  of  the  State.  Judge 
Sherman  did  not  attempt  to  maintain  headquarters  in  Chicago. 
He  made  occasional  visits  there,  but  only  to  fill  appointments  with 
political  friends  who  could  be  met  there  most  conveniently,  or 


DR.  JAMES  B.  McFATRICH. 

(CHICAGO.) 

CLOSE  FRIEND  AND  ADVISER  OF  L.  Y.  SHERMAN. 

Born  in  Winnebago  county,  Illinois,  and  received  his  entire  education,  both  general 
and  special,  in  this  State.  Dr.  McFatrich  is  a  man  of  considerable  attainments  in 
literature  and  has  been  close  to  the  center  of  things  political  for  years.  His  greatest 
achievements  have  been  among  the  benevolences  of  the  secret  orders.  He  was  one  of 
the  prime  movers  in  the  building  of  the  Illinois  Masonic  Orphans'  Home.  The  great 
Masonic  Temple  in  Chicago  was  his  conception  and  is  largely  the  result  of  his  energy. 
He  has  never  sought  political  preferment. 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


to  attend  to  some  special  business  connected  with  his  campaign. 
Mr.  Sherman  made  a  number  of  speeches  in  Chicago  —  mostly, 
however,  on  non-political  subjects,  and  thus  not  directly  a  part 
of  his  campaign.  In  October,  he  addressed  the  Union  League 
Club.  In  November,  he  was  entertained  by  the  Hamilton  Club, 
a  dinner  and  reception  being  given  in  his  honor.  On  that  occasion 
he  delivered  an  interesting  address. 

The  principal  places  visited  by  Judge  Sherman  during  his 
campaign  were  the  following  —  the  county  being  given,  followed 
by  the  city  or  town  visited  therein : 

Effingham  —  Effingham  ;  Jasper  —  Newton ;  Richland  —  Olney ;  Marion 
—  Salem,  Centralia ;  Clinton  —  Carlyle ;  St.  Clair  —  Belleville,  East  St. 


HON.   EVERITT  C.   HARDIN. 
(MONMOUTH.) 

ONE  OF  JUDGE  SHERMAN'S  ADVISERS  PROMINENT   IN   POLITICS. 

Born  in  Monmouth,  Illinois,  November  2,  1869,  and  has  ever  since  made  that  city 
his  home.  After  graduating  from  the  public  schools  he  attended  Monmouth  College 
for  a  time  and  finally  took  a  course  at  Cornell  College,  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa.  After 
finishing  his  college  course  he  at  once  entered  the  Second  National  Bank  of  Monmouth 
and  is  at  present  Assistant  Cashier.  He  became  identified  with  the  Republican  party 
while  still  a  young  man  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Convention  in  1900.  Two 
years  later  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  and  is  the  candidate  of  the  party  for 
reelection.  He  is  a  membef  of  the  Illinois  Bankers'  Association  and  one  of  the  Board 
of  Directors. 


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103 


Louis ;  Jefferson  —  Mount  Vernon ;  Wayne  —  Fairfield ;  Edwards  —  West 
Salem,  Grayville,  Albion ;  Franklin  —  Benton  ;  Randolph  —  Chester, 
Sparta ;  Gallatin  —  Shawneetown ;  Union  —  Jonesboro,  Anna ;  Alexander 

—  Cairo;     Massac  —  Metropolis;    Whiteside — Fulton,   Rock   Falls,    Mor- 
rison, Sterling ;    Lee  —  Dixon ;    Winnebago  —  Rockford ;    Lake  —  Wauke- 
gan ;    Carroll  —  Mount  Carroll ;    De  Kalb  —  Sycamore ;    Kane  —  Aurora ; 
Du    Page  —  Wheaton  ;     Bureau  —  Buda ;     Henry  —  Cambridge,    Kewanee ; 
Rock  Island  —  Moline,  Rock   Island ;    Mercer  —  Aledo ;    Stark  —  Toulon, 
Wyoming;     Marshall  —  Lacon;     Iroquois  —  Watseka;     McLean  —  Bloom- 
ington,    Lexington ;     Woodford  —  Eureka,    El    Paso ;     Tazewell  —  Pekin, 
Washington,   Delavan,   Minier ;    Ford  —  Paxton,   Gibson   City ;    Peoria  — 
Peoria,  Chillicothe;   Knox —  Galesburg;   Warren  —  Monmouth,  Kirkwood, 
Roseville ;     Henderson  —  Oquawka ;     Fulton  —  Canton,   Lewistown,    Cuba, 
Smithfield,    Norris,    Avon,    Table   Grove,    Brereton,    Fairview ;     Mason  — 
Havana,    Easton  ;     Logan  —  Lincoln,    Atlanta ;     Vermilion  —  Hoopeston ; 
Macon  —  Decatur ;  Scott  —  Winchester,  Naples  ;  Adams  —  Quincy ;  Greene 

—  Whitehall ;       Christian  —  Pana ;       Coles  —  Mattoon ;       Edgar  —  Paris ; 
Clark  —  Marshall,  Casey,  Westfield;    Montgomery  —  Litchfield;    Jersey  — 
Jerseyville ;    Madison  —  Alton,  Edwardsville,  Granite  City. 


I.  M.  FELLHEIMER. 

(MACOMB.) 

PROMINENT   IN  SHERMAN   CAMPAIGN. 

Born  in  1857  and  has  resided  in  Macomb  since  1871.  He  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  in  1883  and  has  since  followed  it  with  success.  He  was  raised  a  Democrat 
and  voted  that  ticket  at  all  times  until  the  McKinley-Bryan  campaign  of  1896,  when 
he  became  a  Republican.  He  has  never  held  any  political  office. 


104  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THE   HAMLIN    CAMPAIGN. 

In  Judge  Hamlin's  campaign,  speechmaking  was  a  conspicuous 
and  important  feature,  though  he  did  his  share  of  the  informal 
"  mixing  "  that  was  a  necessary  part  of  the  work  of  every  candi- 
date. Soon  after  his  announcement,  he  opened  headquarters  at 
the  Leland  hotel  in  Springfield,  and  placed  Mr.  Felix  J.  Streyck- 
mans,  his  secretary,  in  charge.  The  headquarters  at  the  hotel, 
however,  served  only  the  purpose  of  providing  a  place  for  receiv- 
ing such  politicians  as  might  chance  to  come  to  Springfield.  The 
actual  direction  of  the  campaign  was  from  the  office  of  Judge 


JAMES  O.  PEASLEY. 

(MACOMB.) 

FRIEND  AND  ADVISER  OF  L.  Y.  SHERMAN. 

Born  in  Henderson  county,  Illinois,  July  24,  1864.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Gittings 
Seminary,  La  Harpe,  Illinois,  and  has  had  a  thorough  business  education.  In  1886  he 
entered  the  banking  house  of  Hungate,  Ward  &  Company,  of  La  Harpe,  and  in  the 
same  year  was  transferred  to  the  Bank  of  Macomb  as  Cashier.  He  continued  with  this 
firm  until  1901,  when  he  was  one  of  the  principal  organizers  of  the  McDonough 
County  Bank  at  Macomb.  He  has  served  two  terms  as  City  Treasurer  of  Macomb 
and  is  now  serving  his  second  term  in  the  City  Council.  Mr.  Peasley  is  extensively 
interested  in  farming  and  stock  raising. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  105 

Hamlin  in  the  State  House.  There  his  extensive  correspondence 
was  carried  on,  and  it  was  there  usually  that  the  Attorney-General 
was  to  be  found  whenever  he  was  in  Springfield.  He  did  not  open 
headquarters  in  Chicago  until  late  in  March,  when  he  secured 
rooms  on  "  J  "  floor  in  the  Great  Northern  hotel  —  the  floor  that 
had  now  become  the  political  "  Midway  " ;  for,  scattered  down 
the  corridors,  were  the  headquarters  of  the  State  Central  Com- 
mittee, Governor  Yates,  Colonel  Lowden  and  Judge  Hamlin. 
Even  then,  however,  the  Hamlin  campaign  was  directed  from 
Springfield  —  the  Chicago  headquarters,  as  in  the  case  of  Gov- 
ernor Yates,  serving  only  as  a  meeting  place  for  those  friendly 
to  the  candidacy  of  the  Attorney-General. 

At  the  beginning,  Judge  Hamlin  engaged  in  the  fight  for  the 


HON.  GEORGE  T.  TURNER. 

(VANDALIA.) 
ONE   OF   THE    LEADERS    OF    THE    HAMLIN    CAMPAIGN  PROMINENT    IN    POLITICS. 

Born  and  raised  on  a  farm  in  Fayette  county  and  attended  the  Vandalia  graded 
and  high  schools,  graduating  from  the  Southern  Normal  School  at  Carbpndale  in  1887. 
He  taught  school  one  term  in  the  Carrollton  High  School  and  one  term  in  the  Vandalia 
High  School.  Read  law  in  Vandalia  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield  in 
1891.  Mr.  Turner  was  elected  County  Judge  of  Fayette  county  in  1894  and  again  in 
1898  and  was  sent  to  the  State  Legislature  in  1902.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Vandalia. 


106  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

delegates  in  the  northern  part  of  the  State,  where  Colonel  Lowden 
had  taken  the  initiative.  Later,  however,  the  Hamlin  campaign 
was  transferred  to  central  and  southern  Illinois,  and  there  the 
biggest  part  of  his  fighting  took  place. 

His  campaign  was  a  most  strenuous  one.  From  the  beginning 
to  the  end  he  visited  thirty-three  counties,  making  speeches  in  all 
of  them,  with  the  exception  of  two  or  three.  In  several  counties 
he  made  a  close  canvass,  going  from  township  to  township,  gener- 
ally in  a  vehicle  secured  in  the  country,  and  accompanied  by  one 


FELIX  J.  STREYCKMANS. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

SECRETARY    TO   ATTORNEY-GENERAL    HAMLTN  PROMINENT    IN    CAMPAIGN    AND   IN    CONNEC- 
TION  WITH   THE   CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  April  23,  1876.  After  completing  the  course  in  the  city 
schools  of  Chicago  he  took  up  the  business  of  shorthand  reporting  and  was  employed 
by  several  mercantile  and  law  firms.  Later  he  became  official  reporter  for  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Will  county,  which  position  he  held  until  January,  1896,  when  he  was 
appointed  clerk  and  stenographer  in  the  office  of  Attorney-General  Akin.  He  remained 
in  this  office  for  four  years  with  the  exception  of  the  period  of  the  Spanish-American 
war,  in  which  he  served  as  sergeant-major  in  the  Fifth  Illinois  Infantry.  In  January, 
1901,  he  was  reappointed  by  Attorney-General  Hamlin  and  was  later  promoted  to  the 
position  of  chief  clerk  and  private  secretary.  During  the  campaign  of  1900  Mr. 
Streyckmans  was  campaign  secretary  to  Governor  Tanner  and  also  accompanied  Theo- 
dore Roosevelt,  then  candidate  for  Vice-President,  on  his  trip  through  Illinois,  as 
official  stenographer. 


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107 


or  more  of  his  local  lieutenants.  In  this  way  Piatt  county  was 
canvassed.  In  Johnson  county,  he  made  a  long  drive  through 
the  country  when  the  roads  were  almost  impassable;  the  water 
and  mud,  owing  to  heavy  rains,  reached  to  the  hubs.  The  humor- 
ous phase  of  the  contest  entered  the  Hamlin  campaign,  as  it  did 
all  of  the  others.  In  one  country  village  he  found  the  inhabitants 
far  more  interested  in  a  local  church  matter  than  they  were  in 
the  fight  over  the  Governorship.  They  were  in  a  curious  and 
expectant  state  of  mind  over  the  prospective  arrival  of  the  new 
minister.  On  being  introduced  to  one  of  the  inhabitants,  the 


HON.  JOHN  A.  BINGHAM. 

(VANDALIA.) 
PROMINENT    SUPPORTER   OF    H.    J.    HAMLIN    IN    THE    GUBERNATORIAL    CONTEST. 

Born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  23,  1853.  At  the  age  of  five  he  was  brought  to 
Illinois,  his  family  settling  in  Mound  City.  In  1865  the  family  moved  again,  this  time 
to  a  farm  near  Shobonier,  Fayette  county.  Mr.  Bingham  had  little  chance  to  secure 
any  education  after  this  last  removal,  he  being  twelve  years  of  age  at  the  time.  He  was 
married  in  1874  and,  after  he  had  become  the  father  of  four  children,  took  a  course  at 
the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  and  being  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  in 
this  State  in  1883.  He  pursued  his  practice  at  Vandalia  until  April  i,  1898,  when 
President  McKinley  appointed  him  postmaster  at  Vandalia,  to  which  position  he  was 
reappointed  by  President  Roosevelt  in  1902.  Mr.  Bingham  was  one  of  the  managers  of 
H.  J.  Hamlin's  campaign  for  Attorney-General  in  1900  and  was  prominent  in  his 
campaign  for  Governor  in  1903-4. 


108  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

latter  grasped  the  candidate's  hand  cordially  and  said :  "  Ah,  our 
new  minister !  I  am  more  than  delighted  to  meet  you." 

Judge  Hamlin,  like  most  of  the  other  candidates,  made  it  a 
point  to  be  in  Chicago  on  Saturday  of  each  week  for  the  pur- 
pose of  conferring  with  certain  of  his  friends  from  various  parts 
of  the  State.  He  did  not  attempt,  however,  to  secure  any  delegates 
in  Chicago. 

A  little  pamphlet  entitled,  "The  Record's  the  Thing,"  consti- 
tuted about  the  only  campaign  literature  distributed  from  the 
Hamlin  headquarters  in  Springfield.  Many  thousands  of  copies 
of  this  pamphlet  were  sent  out  all  over  the  State.  The  pamphlet 
consisted  of  a  review  of  the  Attorney-General's  record  and  quota- 


FRANK  LINDLEY. 

(DANVILLE.) 

PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS MEMBER  HAMLIN  STEERING  COMMITTEE. 

Born  of  orthodox  Quaker  parentage  on  a  farm  in  Henry  county,  Indiana.  He  left 
that  State,  coming  to  Illinois  at  the  age  of  fourteen  and  settling  in  Shelbyville.  He 
received  his  education  at  Hopewell  Academy,  Indiana,  and  studied  law  in  the  office  of 
Thornton  &  Hamlin  in  Shelbyville.  He  removed  to  Danville  in  1881  and  has  since 
resided  there,  practicing  his  profession.  He  has  never  held  political  office,  but  takes 
an  active  interest  in  politics  from  the  standpojnt  of  a  private  citizen.  He  is  at  present 
chairman  of  the  Eighteenth  District  Congressional  Committee  and  also  of  the  Danville 
City  Committee. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


109 


tions  from  his  speeches.  In  addition  to  the  pamphlet,  many 
thousands  of  campaign  buttons  and  lithographs  were  distributed. 

Judge  Hamlin's  speeches  for  the  most  part  were  impersonal 
and  well  tempered.  He  was  an  ardent  advocate  of  harmony  and 
to  a  large  extent  avoided  the  discussion  of  factional  themes. 

Following  is  a  list  of  the  counties  and  the  cities  and  towns 
therein  visited  by  Judge  Hamlin  in  his  campaign : 

Adams  —  Quincy ;  Cass  —  Virginia,  Chandlerville ;  Champaign  — 
Champaign ;  Christian  —  Taylorville,  Pana,  Palmer,  Morrisonville,  Owa- 
neco ;  Clay  —  Louisville ;  Coles  —  Mattoon ;  De  Kalb  —  Sandwich ;  Doug- 
las—  Arcola,  Tuscola,  Arthur;  Fayette  —  Vandalia;  Franklin  —  Benton, 
Thompsonville,  Ewing,  Parrish ;  Iroquois  —  Watseka,  Milford,  Oilman, 


HON.  JOHN  L.  HAMILTON. 

(HOOPESTON.) 

MEMBER  OF  THE  HAMLIN  STEERING  COMMITTEE PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS. 

Born  in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  May  8,  1862,  his  family  removing  to  Welling- 
ton two  years  later,  and  thence  to  Watseka  upon  the  election  of  his  father  as  County 
Treasurer  of  Iroquois  county.  He  was  Deputy  County  Treasurer  from  1879  to  1886 
and  assisted  in  the  formation  of  the  Citizens'  Bank  of  Watseka  in  1887.  In  1889  he 
severed  his  connection  with  that  institution  to  establish  the  present  banking  firm  of 
Hamilton  &  Cunningham  of  Hoopeston,  of  which  firm  he  is  the  active  manager.  He 
was  elected  to  the  Hoopeston  City  Council  in  1895  and  served  as  Mayor  of  that  city 
from  1897  to  1901.  Mr.  Hamilton  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Illinois  State 
Bankers'  Association  and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  management  of  the  affairs  of 
the  American  Bankers'  Association. 


110  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Onarga,  Clifton  and  Loda;  Jersey  —  Jerseyville;  Johnson  —  Vienna,  New 
Bnrnside;  Logan  —  Lincoln,  Atlanta,  Mount  Pulaski ;  Macon  —  Decatur, 
Niantic,  Macon  ;  Madison  —  Edwardsville ;  McHenry  —  Marengo ;  McLean 
—  Bloomington  ;  Menard  —  Petersburg;  Montgomery  —  Litchfield,  Hills- 
boro,  Nokomis ;  Peoria  —  Peoria ;  Moultrie  —  Sullivan,  Lovington,  Beth- 
any, Bruce,  Dalton  City;  Pike  —  Pittsfield,  Barry,  Griggsville  ;  Piatt — 
Cisco,  Cerro  Gordo,  Milmine,  Atwood,  La  Place,  Bement,  Monticello, 
Mansfield ;  Sangamon  —  Springfield  ;  Shelby  - —  Shelbyville ;  Vermilion  — 
Danville,  Georgetown,  Hoopeston,  Roosville  ;  Will  —  Joliet;  Winnebago  — 
Rockford,  Pecatonica,  Seward,  Rockton,  Durand ;  Woodford  —  El  Paso ; 
Jackson  —  Carbondale;  Saline  —  Harrisburg;  Williamson  —  Johnson  City. 


HON.  EDWARD  D.  SHURTLEFF. 

(MARENGO.) 

MEMBER  OF  THE  HAMLIN  STEERING  COMMITTEE PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS. 

Born  at  Genoa,  Illinois,  in  1863,  and  graduated  from  the  Marengo  high  school  at 
the  age  of  sixteen.  He  took  his  collegiate  course  at  Oberlin  University  and  studied 
law,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Watertown,  South  Dakota,  but  returned  to  Marengo  after  five  years.  He  was  elected 
Mayor  of  Marengo  in  1893  and  held  the  office  three  terms.  He  was  Supervisor  for 
four  years  and  in  1890  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives;  he  was  reflected 
in  1902,  and  has  been  renominated  for  the  office  a  third  time.  Mr.  Shurtleff  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Sisson  in  1890  and  they  have  two  children. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  Ill 


CHAPTER  X. 

COLONEL  WARNER'S  ANNOUNCEMENT  — STRENUOUS  FIGHT 
FOR    CONTROL   OF   NINETEENTH    DISTRICT. 

It  was  not  until  the  2d  of  December  that  Congressman  Ves- 
pasian Warner,  of  Clinton,  formally  entered  the  contest  for  the 
Governorship.  As  has  been  observed,  he  had  been  a  prospective 
candidate  for  many  months.  For  weeks  it  had  been  a  question 
whether  or  not  he  would  get  into  the  fight.  He  had  been  dividing 
his  time  between  Washington  and  Illinois,  and  whenever  inter- 
viewed he  refused  to  commit  himself.  Judge  Hamlin,  more  than 
any  of  the  other  candidates,  was  interested  in  knowing  whether 
or  not  Colonel  Warner  was  to  seek  the  nomination  for  Governor ; 
for  Hamlin  and  Warner  were  residents  of  the  same  Congressional 
district  —  the  nineteenth  —  and  thvis  their  interests  were  directly 
in  conflict.  It  was  plain  that  if  both  became  candidates  there 
would  be  a  fierce  fight  in  every  county  embraced  in  the  district, 
except  Shelby  and  Dewitt,  in  which  they  respectively  resided. 
When  Hamlin  made  his  announcement  he  was  still  in  the  dark 
as  to  whether  he  would  have  to  make  a  fight  for  his  own  Congres- 
sional district. 

Back  in  September  (the  22d)  Colonel  Warner  had  been 
endorsed  in  Piatt  county  by  a  Republican  county  convention, 
called  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  a  candidate  for  coroner. 
The  resolution  adopted  on  that  occasion  was  as  follows : 

"  Resolved,  by  the  Republicans  of  Piatt  county,  in  convention 
assembled,  That  we  endorse  Colonel  V.  Warner  for  Governor 
of  Illinois,  and  ask  him  to  be  a  candidate  for  the  Republican  nomi- 
nation." 

Colonel  Warner  made  his  reply  to  this  resolution  the  occasion 
of  his  formal  entry  into  the  contest  for  Governor.  In  a  letter 
to  Wm.  D.  Fairbanks,  chairman  of  the  Piatt  county  convention 
which  had  adopted  the  resolution,  he  wrote  on  December  2,  1903, 
as  follows : 


112  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Having  fully  considered  the  resolution  adopted  by  the  Piatt  County 
Republican  Convention  endorsing  me  for  Governor  and  requesting  me  to  be 
a  candidate  for  the  Republican  nomination,  together  with  many  similar 
requests  from  individual  friends  in  all  parts  of  the  State,  I  have  decided 
to  become  and  now  am  a  candidate  for  such  nomination,  and  respectfully 
submit  my  candidacy  to  the  considerate  judgment  of  our  party. 

Thanking  you,  and  through  you  the  other  delegates  to  the  convention, 
and  the  Republicans  of  Piatt  county  for  your  and  their  confidence,  and 
assuring  you  that  if  nominated  and  elected  Governor  of  this  State,  I  shall 
endeavor  so  to  discharge  the  duties  of  that  high  office  as  to  merit  the 
respect  and  approval  of  all  the  people,  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Very  truly  yours,          VESPASIAN  WARNER. 

There  was  a  perceptible  Warner  boom  immediately  following 
his  announcement.  It  had  been  understood  for  some  time  that 
a  number  of  his  Congressional  colleagues  were  friendly  to  him, 


HON.    RICHARD   A.   LEMON. 

(CLINTON.) 

CAMPAIGN   MANAGER  FOR  COLONEL  WARNER. 

Born  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  October  16,  1848.  He  was  living  in  Piatt 
county  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  and  he  served  the  last  year  of  the  war  in  the 
Thirty-Ninth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry — "the  Yates  Phalanx/'  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1870  and  has  practiced  his  profession  in  DeWitt  county  ever  since.  He 
served  as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Pardons  and  was  its  chairman  from 
1897  to  1901.  He  resides  in  Clinton  and  continues  his  law  practice,  having  his  son 
for  a  partner. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  113 

and  now  dispatches  from  Washington  indicated  that  he  probably 
would  have  almost  the  entire  Illinois  delegation  in  Congress  with 
him  in  his  fight. 

Senator  Cullom,  who  previously  had  been  looked  upon  as 
friendly  to  Hamlin,  said  complimentary  things  about  Warner. 
So  also  did  ex-Governor  Fifer,  of  Bloomington,  who,  it  was  now 
definitely  known,  would  not  himself  be  a  candidate. 

But  the  strongest  point  in  Colonel  Warner's  candidacy 
appeared  to  be  the  fact  that  he  was  the  only  one  of  the  half-dozen 
candidates  who  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War.  He  had  entered 
the  army  early  in  the  war  and  served  to  its  close.  It  was  esti- 
mated that  there  were  fully  seventy-five  thousand  surviving  Union 
soldiers  in  Illinois  —  enough  to  keep  alive  the  old  soldier  senti- 
ment, once  so  powerful  in  politics,  and  to  form  the  nucleus  of 
an  effective  organization. 

Colonel  Warner  had  been  a  practicing  lawyer  and  a  very 
successful  one  in  Clinton  for  many  years.  He  had  amassed  a 
large  fortune.  For  eight  years  he  had  been  continuously  in  Con- 
gress, where  he  had  served  with  distinction.  He  had  less  claim, 
perhaps,  than  any  of  the  other  candidates  to  a  reputation  as  an 
orator,  yet  he  was  a  clear  and  effective  speaker  and  had  partic- 
ipated in  every  political  campaign  since  the  war.  He  was,  there- 
fore, no  novice  in  fighting  political  battles,  and  it  was  anticipated 
that  he  would  make  serious  inroads  upon  the  forces  of  most  of 
the  other  candidates. 

COLONEL  WARNER   BEGINS  AT   GALESBURG. 

He  opened  his  campaign  at  Galesburg  on  the  i8th  of  Decem- 
ber. The  day  he  spent  there  was  typical  of  his  visits  to  other 
places  in  the  State.  It  was  described  in  the  Chicago  Tribune  of 
the  following  morning,  in  a  dispatch  from  Galesburg,  as  follows : 

After  spending  the  day  in  Galesburg,  Congressman  Vespasian  Warner, 
candidate  for  the  Republican  nomination  for  Governor,  left  for  Peoria, 
whence  he  goes  to  Clinton  to  spend  Christmas.  After  Christmas  he  will 
call  on  friends  in  East  St.  Louis,  Alton  and  Quincy,  and  will  then  await 
the  establishment  of  his  headquarters  in  Chicago,  after  which  he  will 
begin  his  more  active  campaign. 

Colonel  Warner  held  no  set  meeting  here,  but  passed  the  time  in  going 
about  the  city  and  meeting  as  many  people  as  possible  in  the  interest  of  his 
candidacy.  Speaking  of  his  reception,  he  said : 

"  I  saw  many  business  and  professional  men,  and  they  were  all  kind 
and  pleasant.  I  received  no  chills.'' 

On   his   arrival   early   in   the   morning.   Colonel   Warner   was   met  by 


114  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

M.  O.  Williamson  and  State  Senator  L.  A.  Townsend,  who  spent  some 
time  in  introducing  him.  He  visited  the  newspaper  offices,  Mayor  George 
Shumway,  the  county  officers  and  others  prominent  politically. 

Colonel  Warner  was  a  student  in  Lombard  College,  in  this  city,  in 
1860,  and  quit  to  join  the  army.  He  called  on  Dr.  J.  V.  N.  Standish,  then 
a  teacher  at  Lombard,  who  loaned  him  the  money  with  which  to  attend 
the  Republican  National  Convention  in  Chicago  that  nominated  Lincoln. 
He  never  forgot  this  kind  act.  Doctor  Standish  is  an  enthusiastic  friend 
of  Colonel  Warner. 

At  a  gathering  of  Grand  Army  comrades  the  Congressman  was  given 
cordial  greetings,  and  every  man  present  pledged  him  loyal  support.  He 
regarded  this  as  encouraging.  Editor  Henry  Emrich,  who  editorially  has 
commended  his  candidacy,  received  a  call  from  the  Congressman.  At  4 
o'clock  Colonel  Warner  went  to  Knoxville,  where  he  met  a  number  of  his 
friends. 


JOHN    CHARLES    EVERSMAN. 

(CLINTON.) 

SECRETARY  TO  COLONEL  WARNER  AND  PROMINENTLY  IDENTIFIED  WITH  HIS  CAMPAIGN. 
Born  at  Effingham,  111. ;  educated  in  public  and  private  schools  and  the  National 
Law  University,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  was  a  court  reporter  at  an  early  age,  and 
afterward  private  secretary  to  several  prominent  railroad  officials;  private  secretary 
to  Congressman  Benson  Wood  during  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress;  private  secretary 
to  Congressman  W'arner  from  1896  to  1900;  appointed  clerk  of  the  House  Committee 
on  Revision  of  the  Laws  during  the  Fifty-seventh  Congress,  and  still  holds  that 
position.  Mr.  Eversman  has  been  actively  identified  with  politics  since  1896,  when 
he  was  secretary  to  the  chairman  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee.  He 
acted  in  the  same  capacity  during  the  Presidential  campaign  of  1900.  lie  has  a 
wide  acquaintance  among  the  public  men  of  Illinois  and  of  the  nation. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  115 

"  I  am  satisfied  with  my  reception  in  Knox  county,"  he  said.  "  I  have 
had  some  enthusiastic  assurances  of  support.  I  expected  this,  as  I  had 
already  received  a  number  of  encouraging  letters  from  here.  This  is  the 
first  place  I  have  visited  out  in  the  State. 

"I  am  not  sure  just  what  form  my  campaign  will  take.  I  have  not 
decided  on  a  speaking  trip.  I  am  out  for  myself  alone,  and  my  relations 
with  other  candidates  are  cordial.  I  shall  conduct  a  clean  fight. 

"As  to  my  prospects,  I  will  say  that,  judging  from  letters  I  have 
received  from  all  parts  of  the  State  and  from-  the  general  comments  of 
the  press,  if  the  convention  were  held  within  the  next  sixty  days,  I  think 
I  would  be  nominated." 

Colonel  Warner's  campaign  was  a  peculiar  one  in  several 
respects.  He  made  comparatively  few  speeches,  but  moved 
leisurely  over  the  State,  visiting  such  places  as  seemed  convenient, 
meeting  the  Grand  Army  men  and  some  of  the  political  leaders 
A  fact  frequently  commented  on  was  that  he  visited  many  coun- 
ties which  were  conceded  in  advance  to  some  other  candidate  and 
in  which  he  had  not  the  slightest  hope  of  securing  a  delegate. 
The  explanation  came  later,  when  it  appeared  that  Colonel  War- 
ner was  depending  for  his  success  less  upon  the  number  of 
pledged  or  instructed  delegates  he  would  be  able  to  get  than  upon 
the  standing  which  he  would  be  able  to  establish  for  himself  as 
an  available  compromise  candidate.  It  was  very  much  to  the 
point,  therefore,  that  he  should  make  acquaintances  and  friends 
wherever  he  could,  no  matter  how  the  county  visited  might  be 
instructed ;  for  in  anticipation  of  a  struggle  in  the  State  conven- 
tion that  would  prevent  the  nomination  of  a  leading  candidate, 
he  would  thus  be  in  a  position  to  invite  the  support  of  delegates 
who  might  look  upon  him  as  an  acceptable  second  choice. 

Colonel  Warner  early  in  January  opened  headquarters  on 
"  K  "  floor  of  the  Great  Northern  hotel  in  Chicago,  with  Richard 
A.  Lemon,  of  Clinton,  his  campaign  manager,  and  John  C.  Evers- 
man,  his  secretary,  in  charge. 

Among  the  cities  visited  by  Colonel  Warner  in  the  course  of 
his  campaign  were  the  following : 

Galesburg,  Quincy,  Cairo,  Bloomington,  Decatur,  Champaign, 
Aurora,  Elgin,  Wheaton,  Sycamore,  Belvidere,  Albion,  East  St. 
Louis,  Peoria,  Monticello,  Bement,  Mattoon,  Charleston,  Mount 
Carmel,  Carbondale,  Murphysboro,  Danville,  Toulon,  Wyoming, 
Pittsfield,  Sparta,  Mount  Vernon,  Paris,  Effingham,  Leroy,  Lex- 
ington, Normal,  Danvers,  Gibson  City,  Paxton  and  De  Kalb. 

It  required  only  a  short  time  to  make  it  clear  that  of  all  the 
candidates  Judge  Hamlin  was  the  only  one  who  was  likely  to  be 


116  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

affected  seriously  by  the  Warner  candidacy.  Two  days  after 
Warner's  announcement,  a  Chicago  paper  thus  commented  on  a 
visit  made  to  Washington  by  the  Attorney-General  about  that 
time: 

"  Attorney-General  Hamlin  is  said  to  have  become  alarmed  at 
the  rapidly  growing  strength  of  the  new  candidate.  He  has  gone 
to  Washington  to  confer  with  the  Republican  Congressman  and 
Senator  Cullom,  who  he  thinks  ought  to  support  him  and  attempt 
to  stop  the  Warner  boom.  Mr.  Hamlin  is  said  to  have  suspected 
the  senior  Senator,  who  is  reported  to  have  encouraged  the 
Attorney-General  to  enter  the  race,  to  have  taken  too  friendly  an 
interest  in  Colonel  Warner's  candidacy." 


HON.   PLEASANT  T.   CHAPMAN. 

(VIENNA.) 

NOMINEE    FOR    CONGRESS    IN   THE   TWENTY-FOURTH   DISTRICT  PROMINENT    PARTY    LEADER. 

Born  on  a  farm  in  Johnson  county,  Illinois,  October  8,  1854.  He  received  the 
rudiments  of  education  in  the  country  schools  and  completed  his  education  at 
McKendree  College,  graduating  in  1876.  He  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1878.  A  year  previous  to  this  he  was  elected  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  and 
was  appointed  for  a  short  term  in  1881.  In  1882  he  was  elected  County  Judge,  being 
reflected  in  1886.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  in  1890  and  was  reflected  in 
1894  and  again  in  1898.  In  the  Legislature  of  1899  he  was  chairman  of  the  important 
Committee  on  Appropriations. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  117 

This,  of  course,  was  only  a  newspaper  conjecture,  but  it  indi- 
cated the  antagonism  that  was  to  come  between  Hamlin  qnd 
Warner. 

THE   NINETEENTH    DISTRICT. 

Their  contest  for  the  control  of  the  nineteenth  Congressional 
district  became  one  of  the  features  of  the  campaign.  The  other 
candidates  kept  out  of  the  district,  leaving  the  two  rivals  who 
lived  in  it  to  settle  between  themselves  the  question  of  getting 
the  delegates  in  the  counties  composing  it.  These  counties  were 
Dewitt,  in  which  Warner  resided ;  Shelby,  the  home  of  Hamlin ; 


HON.  S.  C.  PEMBERTON. 
(OAKLAND.) 

ONE  OF  THE  LEADERS  IN  THE  STATE  SENATE -PROMINENT  IN   POLITICS. 

Born  near  Oakland,  Illinois,  in  1858,  and  received  the  usual  common  school  educa- 
tion, finishing  at  Lee's  Academy.  He  taught  school  for  two  years  and  became  engaged 
in  the  coal  and  lumber  business  in  1881  and  has  continued  his  interest  until  the 
present  time.  He  became  interested  in  politics  upon  attaining  his  majority  and  has 
served  in  many  minor  local  offices.  He  was  eight  years  a  member  of  the  County 
Board,  the  last  four  of  which  he  was  chairman  of  the  board.  He  was  elected  to  the 
State  Senate  in  1896  and  again  in  1900. 


118  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Macon,  Piatt,  Moultrie,  Champaign,  Douglas  and  Coles.  A  bitter 
contest  ensued  in  every  county  in  the  district,  except  Shelby  and 
Dewitt. 

For  several  weeks  the  little  county  of  Piatt  was  the  scene  of 
one  of  the  fiercest  political  combats  fought  anywhere  in  the  State. 
As  has  been  shown,  the  county,  at  a  convention  in  September  for 
the  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  coroner,  had  endorsed  Colonel 
Warner,  and  presumably  was  for  him ;  but  this  campaign  was 
one  in  which  nothing  was  to  be  taken  for  granted,  and  Hamlin 
invaded  Piatt  with  the  determination  to  defeat  his  rival  in  the 
county  in  which  his  candidacy  had  been  launched. 

Judge  Hamlin  traveled  over  the  county  from  township  to 
township.  Warner  made  much  the  same  kind  of  a  tour  of  the 
county.  As  the  Attorney-General  drove  through  the  country, 
wearing  heavy  shoes  and  having  much  the  appearance  of  a 
farmer,  he  sometimes  traveled  through  a  drenching  rain,  and  at 
other  times  was  compelled  to  face  a  cold  winter  sleet.  Altogether 
he  devoted  fully  ten  days  to  the  county.  He  made  speeches  at 
Cisco,  Cerro  Gordo,  Milmine,  Atwood,  La  Place,  Bement,  Mans- 
field and  Monticello. 

Colonel  Warner  all  the  while  was  busily  engaged  in  speech- 
making  in  the  county.  An  incident  that  illustrates  the  nature  of 
the  fight  grew  out  of  a  speech  made  by  Warner  one  night  at 
Monticello,  in  which  he  made  some  criticism  of  the  Attorney- 
General.  Judge  Hamlin  was  at  home  in  Springfield,  but  at  soon 
as  W7arner  had  concluded  his  speech  Mr.  Felix  J.  Streyckmans, 
who  was  on  the  ground  looking  after  Hamlin's  interests  and 
who  was  present  at  the  meeting  and  had  taken  notes  of  the  War- 
ner speech,  called  up  the  Attorney-General  by  long-distance 
telephone  and  advised  him  of  the  attack  that  had  been  made  upon 
him.  It  was  10  o'clock  at  night,  but  Judge  Hamlin  got  in  com- 
munication with  the  State  Auditor,  and  in  a  few  minutes  was 
on  his  way  to  the  State  House  with  a  clerk.  For  several  hours 
he  was  at  work  in  the  Auditor's  office,  and  when  he  left  the 
office  at  i  o'clock  he  carried  with  him  a  certified  statement  cover- 
ing the  facts  which  he  desired  to  use  in  reply  to  the  criticism. 
The  next  night  he  was  in  Monticello  answering  his  rival. 

But,  hard  as  he  fought,  the  Attorney-General  was  not  able  to 
defeat  Warner  in  Piatt.  The  vote  in  the  county  convention  stood  : 
Warner  58,  Hamlin  49. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  119 

The  fight  in  Macon  county,  which  was  hotly  contested,  took 
the  form  of  a  contest  for  the  Congressional  nomination.  David 
Shellabarger,  of  Decatur,  came  out  as  a  candidate  for  Warner's 
seat  in  Congress.  The  Hamlin  men  lined  up  with  Shellabarger 
and  succeeded  in  defeating  Warner. 

The  fight  in  the  nineteenth  district  resulted  in  a  substantial 
victory  for  Hamlin.  The  only  counties  secured  by  Warner  were 
Dewitt  and  Piatt.  Hamlin  carried  Shelby,  Macon,  Moultrie  and 
Douglas,  and  got  their  delegations  solidly.  Champaign  county, 
having  a  candidate  for  auditor  in  the  person  of  James  S.  McCul- 
lough,  diplomatically  divided  its  vote  between  the  six  candidates 
in  the  field.  Coles  county,  the  last  in  the  district  to  hold  its  con- 
vention, gave  Hamlin  six  of  its  twelve  delegates,  Warner  three 
and  Yates  three. 

The  winning  of  the  Macon  county  fight  in  March  followed 
closely  the  capture  of  Vermilion  county  by  Hamlin  and,  altogether, 
added  immensely  to  his  prestige.  The  Hamlin  victory  in  Ver- 
milion had  been  entirely  unexpected.  As  the  county  was  the 
home  of  Joseph  G.  Cannon,  Speaker  of  the  National  House  of 
Representatives,  and  as  it  was  understood  that  Mr.  Cannon  pre- 
ferred that  the  delegates  go  to  the  State  convention  uninstructed, 
the  candidates  as  a  rule  had  kept  away  from  Vermilion.  The 
county  convention  was  held  on  the  loth  of  March.  Judge  Hamlin 
was  there  and  made  an  address,  and  the  convention,  after  a  close 
fight,  adopted  a  resolution  instructing  the  twenty-five  delegates  to 
the  State  convention  to  vote  for  Hamlin  for  Governor. 


120  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


CHAPTER  XL 

THE  JANUARY  "LOVE  FEAST  "  — CONQUEST  OF  THE  NORTH- 
WEST—TALK OF  "DARK  HORSE." 

But  before  these  things  had  happened  and  before  any  of  the 
county  conventions  had  been  held,  with  two  exceptions,  there  had 
been  a  notable  gathering  of  party  leaders  at  the  State  capital  on 
the  27th  of  January.  This  was  the  Republican  "  love  feast," 
held  pursuant  to  a  time-honored  custom.  Never  had  there  been 
such  a  gathering  before  on  a  similar  occasion.  The  meeting  was 
held  in  the  new  State  armory,  where  a  few  months  later  the 
gubernatorial  contest  was  to  have  its  closing  scene.  Fully  five 
thousand  persons  were  in  attendance.  The  candidates  for  Gov- 
ernor and  for  other  State  offices  were  there  and  delivered 
addresses.  Although  in  theory  "  love  feasts  "  had  been  held  with 
a  view  to  promoting  harmony,  this  one  had  no  such  tendency. 
The  one  fact  that  stood  out  conspicuously  at  the  close  of  the 
"  love  feast "  was  that  all  of  the  candidates  for  Governor  were 
in  the  contest  to  remain  until  the  battle  had  been  fought  out  in  the 
State  convention ;  and  all  of  them  next  day  resumed  the  fight 
with  increased  vigor.  Incidental  to  the  "  love  feast,"  the  Repub- 
lican State  Central  Committee  held  a  meeting  and  fixed  May  12 
as  the  date  and  Springfield  as  the  place  for  the  coming  State 
convention. 

We  have  already  seen  that  the  nineteenth  Congressional  dis- 
trict was  one  of  the  important  battle-grounds  in  the  campaign. 
In  some  respects,  however,  the  biggest  battles  were  fought  in  the 
northwestern  part  of  the  State ;  for  these  involved  not  merely 
two  but  practically  all  of  the  half-dozen  candidates.  In  years 
past  the  campaign  had  usually  commenced  in  southern  Illinois, 
but  this  time  the  order  was  reversed  and  the  first  county  conven- 
tions held  in  the  State  were  those  of  Ogle  and  Lee  counties,  which 
took  place  on  the  25th  of  January. 

The  bitter  fight  beginning  in  December  and  extending  into 
February  for  the  conquest  of  the  northwest  had  its  origin  in  the 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


121 


action  taken  at  the  Rockford  conference  in  September.  The  mean- 
ing of  that  gathering  was  that  Colonel  Lowden  had  a  fine  prospect 
of  making  good  his  announced  intention  of  securing  the  delegates 
from  all  of  the  northwestern  counties.  The  danger  that  Lowden 
would  be  able  to  do  this  alarmed  the  other  candidates  and  all  of 
them  hurried  to  that  section  of  the  State.  Lowden,  therefore, 
had  all  of  them  to  fight,  except  in  one  county  (Winnebago),  where 
his  followers  made  a  combination  with  the  Hamlin  men.  Every- 
where else  the  attack  was  concentrated  on  Lowden,  and  every 
county  in  that  section  witnessed  such  a  political  contest  as  it  had 


HON.   FRED  H.   ROWE. 

(JACKSONVILLE.). 

CHAIRMAN   REPUBLICAN   STATE   CENTRAL  COMMITTEE,    I9OO-'o4  PROMINENTLY   IDENTIFIED 

WITH  THE   YATES   CAMPAIGN. 

Born  at  Poultney,  Vermont,  in  1857,  and  received  his  higher  education  at  Troy 
Conference  Academy  and  at  Williams  College.  After  his  graduation  he  came  West  and 
located  at  Jacksonville.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888,  and  had  his  office  with 
Governor  Yates.  Three  years  later  he  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Jacksonville,  win- 
ning a  reelection  at  the  close  of  his  first  term.  Mr.  Rowe  was  married  in  1884  to 
Miss  Marietta  Mathers  of  Jacksonville  and  they  have  three  children  —  Cole  Yates, 
aged  eighteen;  Richard,  aged  fifteen,  and  Millicent,  aged  thirteen.  He  had  the  man- 
agement of  the  Yates  ante-convention  campaign  in  1900,  and  after  the  State  convention 
of  that  year  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  State  Central  Committee. 


122 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


never  before  experienced.  The  fight  for  the  "  Lowden  terri- 
tory "  began  in  December  with  the  announcement  that  Governor 
Yates  would  extend  his  campaign  to  Ogle  and  Lee  counties,  the 
two  in  which  Colonel  Lowden  admittedly  was  strongest.  Indeed, 
both  of  these  counties  had  been  visited  by  the  Governor  early 
in  November  and  it  was  the  hearing  accorded  him  then  that  had 
encouraged  his  lieutenants  in  the  conviction  that  he  should  make 
a  fight  for  both  counties.  Late  in  December  about  fifty  Yates 
men  from  Ogle  county  had  a  meeting  in  the  Yates  headquarters 
in  Chicago  and  mapped  out  a  plan  of  campaign.  It  was  the 
argument  that  even  if  the  Governor  lost  in  both  counties  he  would 
suffer  little,  if  anything,  in  the  matter  of  prestige :  for  he  had 


HOX.  WILLIAM  E.  TRAUTMANN. 

(EAST  ST.  LOUIS.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  NOMINATION  FOR  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 

Born  on  a  farm  near  Caseyville,  Illinois,  in  1872.  Graduated  from  the  law  de- 
partment of  McKendree  College  with  the  class  of  '93  and  from  the  literary  department 
of  the  same  institution  with  the  class  of  '95.  He  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law 
in  this  State  in  1894.  Mr.  Trautmann  was  first  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives 
in  1898  and  was  reelected  in  1900  and  again  in  1902.  He  is  a  member  of  several  secret 
and  fraternal  orders. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


123 


only  a  forlorn  hope  of  carrying  either,  while  if  he  were  success- 
ful the  advantage  to  him  would  be  incalculable.  In  advance  of 
the  primaries,  which  were  held  January  22  and  23,  Governor  Yates 
spent  several  days  campaigning  in  Ogle  county.  The  fight  was 
an  intensely  bitter  one.  The  primaries  were  carried  by  Low- 
den  by  a  vote  of  two  to  one.  Although  defeated,  the  Governor's 
friends  agreed  that  he  had  really  gained  something  —  he  had 
demonstrated,  they  said,  that  he  had  a  respectable  following  even 
in  a  county  in  which  a  rival  candidate  was  presumed  to  be  impreg- 
nably  intrenched. 


HON.    THOMAS    RINAKER. 

(CARLINVILLE.) 
CANDIDATE    FOR    THE     NOMINATION     FOR     LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.. 

Born  in  Carlinville,  Illinois,  in  1857.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Blackburn  University, 
Jacksonville  Business  College  and  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan. 
He  is  now  a  law  partner  of  his  father,  Gen.  John  I.  Rinaker,  in  Carlinville.  Mr. 
Rinaker  has  served  as  an  officer  or  an  active  member  of  his  county  organization  almost 
continuously  since  attaining  his  majority,  and  has  been  twice  elected  to  a  seat  in  the 
city  council.  He  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  in  1900  and  reflected  in 
1902.  During  the  session  of  1903  he  prepared  and  introduced  a  compulsory  pri- 
mary election  bill  which  was  the  subject  of  much  favorable  comment.  He  was  one  of 
the  recognized  leaders  in  the  House.  In  the  ante-convention  campaign  of  1903-4  he 
sought  the  nomination  for  Lieutenant-Governor. 


124  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  Carroll  and  Whiteside  contests  were  carried  on  simul- 
taneously, the  convention  in  the  former  being  held  February  15, 
and  in  the  latter  February  18  —  the  primaries  in  both  occurring 
during  the  previous  week.  In  each  county  there  developed  a  com- 
bination between  the  followers  of  Yates  and  Deneen.  The  result 
was  that  Yates  won  a  sweeping  victory  in  Carroll  county,  while 
Whiteside  was  divided,  Yates  getting  eight,  Lowden  five,  and 
Deneen  one  of  the  delegates. 

THE   WINNEBAGO    CONTEST. 

The  next  big  fight  in  the  northwest  occurred  in  Winne- 
bago  county  the  early  part  of  March.  Winnebago  had  been 


HON.  FRANK  L.  SMITH. 

(DWIGHT.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  NOMINATION  FOR  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 

Born  in  Dwight,  Illinois,  in  1867,  and  that  village  has  always  remained  his  home. 
His  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  and  he  graduated  from  the  Dwight 
High  School  in  1885.  After  his  graduation  he  taught  school  for  a  while  and  later 
occupied  a  position  as  bookkeeper.  He  left  this  to  open  a  real  estate  and  insurance 
office  and  in  this  line  he  has  made  a  brilliant  success.  He  has  been  an  active  member 
of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  for  the  past  two  years. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  125 

regarded  as  a  strong  Lowden  county,  for  it  adjoined  Ogle,  and  it 
was  in  Winnebago  that  the  Rockford  conference  had  practically 
started  the  Lowden  movement.  Four  of  the  candidates  —  Yates, 
Deneen,  Lowden  and  Hamlin  —  participated  in  the  contest.  Two 
combinations  developed  —  one  between  the  Yates  and  Deneen 
forces,  the  other  between  the  Lowden  and  Hamlin  men.  Lowden 
in  the  primaries  received  more  votes  than  were  given  to  any  of  his 
rivals ;  but  the  Yates-Deneen  combination  was  strong  enough  to 


COLONEL    HENDRICK    V.    FISHER. 

(GENESEO.) 

CANDIDATE   FOR   THE    NOMINATION    FOR   LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 

Born  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.;  was  educated  at  Wyoming  Seminary  at  Kingston, 
that  State.  His  great-grandfather,  Hendrick  Fisher,  came  to  America  from  Hol- 
land in  1746,  and  was  a  delegate  to  and  president  of  the  first  Provincial  Congress 
of  1775,  and  was  chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Safety.  He  was  prominent  also 
in  the  establishment  of  the  first  Dutch  Reformed  Church  in  America,  and  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  Rutger's  College.  H.  V.  Fisher,  subject  of  this  sketch, 
has  been  prominent  in  the  Legislature  and  in  politics  for  several  years.  In  the 
Thirty-fifth  General  Assembly,  he  was  chairman  of  the  House  Committee  on  Canals 
and  Rivers,  which  had  jurisdiction  of  the  legislation  pertaining  to  the  Chicago 
drainage  and  the  Hennepin  canals;  was  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Railroads  in 
the  Thirty-sixth  General  Assembly;  was  chairman  of  the  Senate  Committee  on 
Insurance  in  the  Thirty-ninth,  and  in  the  Fortieth  was  president  pro  tern  of  the 
Senate  by  unanimous  choice  of  the  caucus.  He  served  on  Governor  Fifer's  military 
staff  with  the  rank  of  colonel  and  aide-de-camp. 


126 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


control  the  county  convention,  and  the  delegates  were  divided 
between  the  Governor  and  the  State's  Attorney  —  eight  for  Yates, 
twelve  for  Deneen. 

The  net  result  of  the  northwestern  fight  was  that  Lowclen 
secured  Ogle,  Lee  and  Stephenson  counties  and  a  part  of  White- 
side  ;  that  Yates  carried  Carroll  and  Jo  Daviess  solidly  and  got 
a  majority  of  the  Whiteside  and  nearly  half  of  the  Winnebago 
delegates ;  that  Deneen  secured  a  majority  of  the  Winnebago 
and  one  of  the  Whiteside  delegates.  In  Rock  Island  county, 
where  the  Yates-Deneen  combination  was  again  in  evidence, 
two  rival  conventions  were  held.  Ultimately  Lowden  secured  the 
solid  deleeation. 


HON.  CHARLES  E.  SELBY. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

CANDIDATE    FOR   THE    NOMINATION    FOR    LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 

Born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  October  7,  1855,  and  received  a  common  school  education 
in  that  place,  continuing  his  studies  in  the  Danville,  Indiana,  Normal  School.  He  re- 
moved to  Sangamon  county  in  1875  and  taught  school,  reading  law  meanwhile  and  be- 
ing admitted  to  the  bar  in  1888.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  in  1894  and 
again  in  1896,  serving  in  the  two  regular  and  two  extraordinary  sessions.  In  the  Legis- 
lature of  1897  he  was  chairman  of  the  Revenue  Committee  and  aided  materially  in 
formulating  the  present  revenue  code.  During  one  of  his  terms  in  the  House  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Republican  steering  committee  and  chairman  of  the  caucus. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


127 


While  the  northwestern  fight  was  going  on,  there  was  activity 
also  in  the  other  end  of  the  State,  Colonel  Lowden  —  partly  in 
retaliation,  perhaps,  for  the  invasion  of  his  own  territory  —  made 
a  hurried  trip  to  a  number  of  the  southern  Illinois  counties  and 
before  his  rivals  were  hardly  aware  of  it  he  had  captured  Perry 
county  and  several  other  counties  in  that  section  had  begun  to 
be  regarded  as  Lowden  possibilities.  He  was  soon  compelled, 
however,  to  go  back  to  Ogle  county  to  look  after  his  interests  at 
home. 

The  southern  counties  outside  of  the  twenty-second  Congres- 
sional district  proved  to  be  almost  without  exception  Yates  coun- 


HON.  MOSES  O.  WILLIAMSON. 

(GALESBURG.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  NOMINATION  FOR  SECRETARY  OF  STATE. 

Born  on  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  July  14,  1850,  of  Swedish  parentage.  His  family 
came  directly  to  Knox  county,  where  Mr.  Williamson  has  since  resided.  He  served  a 
three  years'  apprenticeship  at  the  harnessmaker's  trade  and  worked  at  the  bench  for 
something  like  twenty-five  years  thereafter.  He  has  served  as  Town  Clerk,  City  Clerk, 
Alderman,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  County  Treasurer  (1896)  and  County  Clerk  ('90,  '94 
and  '98).  He  served  one  term  as  State  Treasurer,  being  elected  in  1900.  He  was  one 
of  the  organizers  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Swedish-American  Republican 
League  of  Illinois  and  was  its  president  in  1897.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Repub- 
lican County  Central  Committee  of  Knox  county  for  twenty  years,  serving  several 
years  as  chairman  and  secretary  of  that  body. 


128 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


ties,  and  the  same  was  true  of  the  counties  in  the  central-western 
part  of  the  State.  In  several  of  these  counties,  however,  there 
were  fierce  contests  and  the  Yates  victory  was  not  completed  until 
confirmed  by  the  Credentials  Committee  of  the  State  convention. 


HON.  WILLIAM  H.  STEAD. 

(OTTAWA.) 

NOMINEE   FOR  ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 

Born  in  Grand  Rapids  township,  La  Salle  county,  Illinois,  June  12,  1858.  For 
the  first  sixteen  years  of  his  life  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm,  attending  the  district 
school  in  the  winter.  After  a  year  spent  in  study  at  the  seminary  at  Onarga,  he  took 
his  first  school  near  Milford  in  Iroquois  county,  teaching  subsequently  for  several 
years  in  various  schools  in  La  Salle  county,  working  on  the  farm  in  the  summer  vaca- 
tion. By  this  means  he  earned  enough  money  to  enable  him  to  acquire  a  collegiate 
education,  which  he  did  at  the  Normal  College,  Ladoga,  Indiana,  later  taking  a  course 
of  study  at  DePauw  University.  He  read  law  in  the  office  of  the  Hon.  Washington 
Bushnell  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883.  For  the  past  twenty-one  years  he  has 
been  hard  at  work  at  his  profession,  varying  this  work  by  frequent  appearances  on  the 
lecture  platform,  where  his  scholarly  and  humorous  address  on  "  The  Trail  of  the 
Yankee  "  has  been  often  delivered  to  delighted  audiences.  Mr.  Stead  has  served  a  term 
as  State's  Attorney  of  La  Salle  county  and  was  president  of  the  State's  Attorneys' 
Association  for  one  year. 


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129 


In  the  southern  and  central  parts  of  the  State  the  contest  was 
most  frequently  between  Governor  Yates  and  Attorney-General 
Hamlin.  This  was  true  especially  in  Sangamon,  Montgomery 
and  Fayette,  in  each  of  which  two  rival  conventions  were  held ; 
in  Jersey,  Christian,  Williamson  and  a  number  of  others.  In 
Morgan  county,  the  home  of  the  Governor,  the  fight  against  him 
was  led  by  Charles  S.  Rannells,  who  sought  the  endorsement  of 


HON.  LEN  SMALL. 

(KANKAKEE.) 

NOMINEE   FOR  STATE  TREASURER. 

Born  in  Kankakee  county,  Illinois,  in  1862,  and  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  at  the  Normal  School  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana.  He  taught  school  for  a 
number  of  years  and  in  later  years  has  been  a  successful  nurseryman  and  farmer.  He 
has  served  as  secretary  of  the  Kankakee  County  Fair  Association  and  of  the  State 
Horticultural  Society.  He  has  held  offices  in  the  city,  county  and  State  organizations 
of  his  party  and  was  elected  clerk  of  Kankakee  county  in  1896.  He  was  elected 
to  the  Senate  in  1900. 


130 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


the  county  as  a  candidate  for  State  Treasurer.  The  Governor 
carried  the  primaries  by  an  overwhelming  majority.  In  Adams 
county  the  opposition  to  Yates  concentrated  on  Colonel  Lowden ; 
but  the  Yates  sentiment  was  all-powerful  and  the  Adams  county 
delegation  was  bound  by  iron-clad  Yates  instructions  and  all 
were  uncompromising  Yates  men.  In  McLean  county  the  fight 
was  between  Yates  and  Warner.  There  the  friends  of  Mr.  Sher- 
man (on  the  advice  of  their  leader,  it  is  said)  supported  the  Gov- 
ernor, who  carried  the  county  by  a  vote  of  two  to  one.  In  Ford 
county,  it  was  said  that  Deneen  and  Warner  had  combined,  defeat- 
ing Yates. 


HON.  BURNETT  M.  CHIPERFIELD. 

(CANTON.) 

CANDIDATE  FOR  THE  NOMINATION  FOR  ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 

Born  at  Dover,  Illinois,  in  1870;  received  his  education  in  the  graded  and  hign 
schools  of  this  State  and  at  Hamline  University;  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law 
in  Illinois  in  1891.  He  has  served  as  City  Attorney  of  Canton  and  as  State's  Attorney 
of  Fulton  county  and  was  at  one  time  President  of  the  State's  Attorneys'  Association 
of  Illinois.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  by  Governor  Tanner.  His  service  in  the  House 
of  Representatives  began  in  1903.  He  was  the  chief  author  of  the  convict  labor  law 
enacted  at  that  session. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  131 

RUMORS  OF  YATES-DENEEN  ALLIANCE. 
Thus,  it  will  be  observed,  all  manner  of  combinations  were 
made  as  the  campaign  progressed  —  seldom,  if  ever,  directly 
between  the  candidates  in  person,  but  between  their  followers. 
The  alliance  between  the  Yates  and  Deneen  forces  in  at  least 
four  counties  in  northwestern  Illinois  had  occasioned  much  com- 
ment, and  for  a  time  some  color  of  probability  was  given  to  the 


COL.  ADEN  KNOPH. 

(OLNEY.) 
CANDIDATE     FOR     THE     NOMINATION     FOR     STATE     TREASURER. 

Born  at  Lawrenceville,  Illinois,  December  18,  1843.  He  was  obliged  to  leave 
school  at  nine  years  of  age,  and  for  the  ensuing  ten  years  he  clerked  in  local 
stores.  With  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany G,  Ninety-eighth  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  was  mustered  out  as 
adjutant  of  the  regiment.  He  was  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Selma,  Ala., 
April  2,  1865.  His  regiment  belonged  to  the  celebrated  Wilder's  Brigade.  After  his 
return  from  the  war,  he  was  elected  three  times  as  circuit  clerk  of  Richland  county, 
but  resigned  in  1880  on  account  of  ill-health.  In  1882,  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Olney,  and  still  holds  that  position.  He  has  long  been 
active  and  prominent  in  politics;  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  county  and  Sena- 
torial district  committees;  was  an  alternate  delegate  to  the  National  Convention  of 
1896;  was  an  "original  McKinley  man,"  and  accompanied  the  future  President  on 
his  tour  through  the  State  in  October,  1894.  In  1898,  he  was  among  the  first 
to  offer  his  services  for  the  Spanish- American  war,  and  at  the  request  of  Governor 
Tanner  he  organized  '.he  Nineteenth  District  Volunteer  Regiment  and  was  unanimously 
elected  its  colonel. 


132 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


story  that  the  Governor  and  Mr.  Deneen  had  entered  into  a  com- 
pact which  would  extend  all  over  the  State.  Such  had  been  the 
turn  in  the  course  of  events  that  by  April  i,  six  weeks  before 
the  State  convention,  the  possibility  of  a  Yates-Deneen  combina- 
tion in  the  convention  —  something  which  a  few  months  earlier 
had  been  deemed  impossible  —  was  clearly  foreseen.  The  situa- 
tion at  that  time  was  thus  reviewed  in  the  St.  Louis  Globe- 
Democrat'- 

"  Ever  since  the  Winnebago  county  convention  the  political 
gossips  have  been  busy  framing  up  a  combination  between  Yates 
and  Deneen.  It  is  admitted  that  the  only  basis  of  fact  for  all 
the  talk  about  a  Yates-Deneen  alliance  is  what  happened  in  Win- 


JOHN  R.  STEWART. 
(CHAMPAIGN.) 

EDITOR  THE  CHAMPAIGN  "GAZETTE" PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS. 

Born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania;  removed  to  Iowa  in  1863;  was  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  Scott  county,  Iowa,  for  about  three  years,  and  afterward  principal 
of  the  schools  of  Toledo,  Iowa.  Later  he  became  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Tama 
county  for  two  terms.  In  1871  he  entered  the  newspaper  business  with  the  Milwaukee 
Sentinel,  filling  the  place  of  telegraph  editor  on  that  paper  until  1876,  when  he  took  a 
position  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Quincy  (Illinois)  Whig.  In  January,  1881,  he 
went  to  the  State  Journal  at  Springfield  and  remained  with  that  paper  until  January, 
1891.  In  that  year  Mr.  Stewart  assumed  editorial  control  of  the  Champaign  Gazette 
and  is  still  editor  of  that  paper,  and  is  president  of  the  company  publishing  it. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


133 


nebago  and  two  or  three  other  counties  where  the  friends  of  the 
two  candidates  united  for  the  control  of  the  county  conventions. 
Beyond  this  the  speculation  rests  entirely  upon  the  logic  of  the 
situation.  It  is  pointed  out,  for  instance,  that  of  the  delegates 
outside  of  Cook  county,  numbering  nearly  1,000,  Yates  will  have 
approximately  one-half,  while  Deneen  in  Cook  promises  to  have 
more  than  half.  This  being  the  case,  it  is  argued  that  it  will  be 
the  easiest  and  most  effective  combination  possible  under  the  cir- 
cumstances ;  and  in  proof  of  the  assertion  that  it  is  altogether 
possible,  reference  is  made  to  the  recent  events  in  the  counties 
mentioned." 


HON.  CLARENCE  E.   SNIVELY. 
(CANTON.) 

EDITOR   THE   CANTON    "REGISTER*'  ONE  OF   COMMISSIONERS  OF   ILLINOIS   AND    MICHIGAN 

CANAL MEMBER  YATES  STEERING   COMMITTEE. 

Born  in  Ellisville,  Fulton  county,  Illinois,  July  4,  1845,  and  began  to  learn  the 
printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  the  Rushyille  Times  at  the  age  of  eleven.  About  1875 
he  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  Carlinville  Democrat  and  in  1878  became  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Canton  Weeky  Register,  establishing  a  daily  edition  in  1890.  He  was 
appointed  postmaster  at  Canton  by  President  Arthur  and  a  member  of  the  Canal  Board 
by  Governor  Fifer.  The  recent  State  Convention  was  the  thirteenth  consecutive  con- 
vention which  he  has  attended  as  a  delegate  and  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Conventions  of  1884,  1888  and  1896.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Illinois  RepubHcan 
Editorial  Association  for  two  years  and  its  president  for  a  like  period.  Mr.  Snively 
has  been  a  member  of  the  State  Central  Committee  since  1900. 


134 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


Of  course  no  Yates-Deneen  combination  of  the  kind  suspected 
had  been  made  at  that  time ;  and  as  to  the  talk  of  a  combination 
between  Yates  and  Lowden,  which  had  been  revived  after  the 
"  love  feast,"  little  was  heard  of  it  up  to  the  week  of  the  State 
convention. 

ABOUT    "DARK   HORSES." 

In  the  earlier  part  of  the  campaign  there  had  been  a  great 
deal  of  talk  about  "  dark  horse  "  candidates.  Many  held  to  the 
theory  that  the  way  to  win  the  nomination  was  to  refrain  from 
becoming  an  active  candidate  and  thus  avoid  factional  entangle- 


DR.   J.    A.    WHEELER. 

(AUBURN.) 

PROMINENT   IN   POLITICS  ELECTED  SECRETARY   OF  THE   REPUBLICAN    STATE   CENTRAL   COM- 
MITTEE IN   1904. 

VJorn  in  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in  1871;  received  the  usual  common 
school  education,  and  took  the  medical  course  at  Northwestern  University,  graduating 
from  that  institution  with  the  class  of  '96,  and  having  been  actively  engaged  ever  since 
in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Auburn.  He  is  also  interested  in  farming  and  stock 
raising,  particularly  in  the  breeding  of  poultry  and  pet  stock.  He  has  served  as  Mayor 
of  Auburn  for  four  years  and  was  elected,  to  the  State  Legislature  in  1900,  being 
reflected  in  1902.  He  is  a  member  and  has  also  served  as  chairman  of  the  Sangamon 
County  Central  Committee. 


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135 


nients  and  be  in  a  condition  to  receive  support  from  all  factions, 
if  there  should  develop  in  the  convention  a  situation  that  would 
make  impossible  the  nomination  of  one  of  the  avowed  candi- 
dates. For  it  was  generally  admitted  that  none  of  the  avowed 
candidates  would  go  to  the  convention  with  a  clear  majority  back 
of  him. 

Thus  during  the  autumn  Colonel  Warner  was  thought  likely 
to  be  a  "  dark  horse  "  rather  than  an  active  candidate.  Ex-Gov- 
ernor Fifer  had  been  freelv  discussed  in  the  same  connection.  It 


HON.  ED.  C.  CURTIS. 
(GRANT  PARK.) 

MEMBER    OF    YATES    ADVISORY    COMMITTEE PROMINENT    IN    CAMPAIGN    AND    IN    STATE 

CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Kankakee  county,  Illinois,  in  1865,  and  received  a  collegiate  education  in 
DePauw  and  Northwestern  Universities.  On  quitting  school  he  entered  mercantile 
pursuits  with  his  father,  and  in  1898  was  made  cashier  of  the  Grant  Park  National 
Bank.  He  was  first  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  in  1894,  and  has  been 
regularly  reflected  to  every  succeeding  assembly.  He  served  as  Speaker  of  the  House 
in  the  Fortieth  General  Assembly  (1897),  being  the  youngest  man  upon  whom  this 
dignity  has  been  conferred.  He  has  occupied  a  conspicuous  place  in  State  politics  ever 
since  then.  He  had  an  important  part  in  bringing  about  the  nomination  of  State 
Senator  Len  Small  for  State  Treasurer  in  the  State  convention  of  1904. 


136 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


was  thought  that  James  A.  Rose,  Secretary  of  State,  would  be  a 
"  dark  horse  "  candidate  for  Governor. 

It  was  recalled  that  rarely  in  the  history  of  the  State  had 
the  Governorship  gone  to  one  who  had  not  actively  sought  it. 
It  became  evident  that  the  man  who  expected  to  have  any  stand- 
ing in  the  convention  at  any  stage  of  the  contest  would  be  obliged 
to  make  a  fight  before  the  people. 

Ex-Governor  Fifer  on  November  n  authorized  the  announce- 
ment that  he  would  not  be  a  candidate  for  Governor  under  anv 


CHAUNCEY   B.   GEIGER. 

(ASHLEY). 
MEMBER  OF  YATES  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE  PROMINENT  IN  STATE  POLITICS. 

Born  at  Byron,  Fond-du-Lac  county,  Wisconsin,  August  6,  1857,  and  removed  to 
his  present  residence  in  Ashley  in  1868.  He  served  two  terms  as  Mayor  of  that  city 
and  one  term  as  member  of  the  City  Council.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  C.  J. 
Geiger  &  Son  and  of  the  Geiger  Implement  Company.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Washington  County  Republican  Central  Committee  for  the  past  eighteen  years  and  was 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Yates  Steering  Committee  at  the  Republican  State  Conven- 
tion at  Peoria  in  1900.  He  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Arbitration 
in  1901  and  was  elected  chairman  of  the  board.  In  the  gubernatorial  campaign  of 
1903-4  he  was  a  prominent  and  active  member  of  the  Yates  Campaign  Committee. 


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137 


circumstances.  Colonel  Warner  retired  from  the  "  dark  horse  " 
list  by  announcing  his  candidacy  December  2.  On  the  day  of 
the  "  love  feast "  (January  27)  Mr.  Rose,  at  the  earnest  solicita- 
tion of  a  number  of  southern  Illinois  party  leaders  who  called 
on  him,  announced  himself  a  candidate  for  Governor ;  but  three 
days  later,  on  account  of  the  condition  of  his  health  at  that  time, 
he  was  obliged  to  announce  his  withdrawal  as  a  gubernatorial 
candidate.  Thus  the  field  had  been  cleared  of  some  of  its  uncer- 
tain elements. 


ANDREW  RUSSEL. 

(JACKSONVILLE.) 

CHAIRMAN  STATE  BOARD  OF  PARDONS- PROMINENT  IN  YATES  CAMPAIGN. 

Born  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  June  17,  1856;  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  at  Illinois  College.  He  has  spent  his  whole  life  in  Jacksonville 
and  is  a  member  of  the  banking  firm  of  Dunlap,  Russel  &  Company.  He  has  been 
in  the  banking  business  for  thirty  years.  He  was  vice-president  of  _  the  Illinois 
Bankers'  Association  for  1902,  and  president  for  1903,  and  at  present  is  a  member 
of  its  Executive  Council.  He  was  elected  city  treasurer  for  four  terms.  At  the 
present  time  (1904)  he  is  chairman  of  the  State  Board  of  Pardons,  vice-president  of 
the  Jacksonville  Public  Library  Board,  trustee  of  Illinois  College,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  following  societies:  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Modern 
Woodmen.  He  is  a  member  at  large  of  the  Morgan  County  RepuSlican  Central 
Committee. 


138  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THE   YATES    COUNTRY    CAMPAIGN. 

In  the  country  campaign,  Governor  Yates  had  the  best  of  the 
fight  from  the  beginning.  The  month  of  February  saw  great 
activity  all  over  the  State.  By  the  ist  of  March  forty  counties 
had  selected  delegates  to  the  State  convention.  It  was  generally 
admitted  that  of  the  379  delegates  chosen,  Yates  had  more  than 
half  —  his  campaign  committee  making  claim  to  242.  His  early 
successes  were  received  with  general  surprise ;  and  when  they 


BRIG.  GEN.  THOMAS  W.   SCOTT. 
(FAIRFIELD.) 

ADJUTANT-GENERAL     OF     THE     ILLINOIS     NATIONAL     GUARD  MEMBER     YATES     ADVISORY 

COMMITTEE. 

General  Scott  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War  and  spent  four 
years  in  the  service.  He  was  four  times  promoted  for  meritorious  and  gallant  conduct 
in  battle  and  at  the  time  of  his  muster-out  in  1865  he  was  Assistant  Adjutant-Genera! 
on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Eli  Long.  General  Scott  has  the  distinction  of  having  detailed  a 


organized  a  post  and  became  its  first  commander.  He  moved  to  ^airfield  in  1873. 
From  1884  to  1892  he  was  Quartermaster-General  of  the  Department  of  Illinois  and  is 
at  this  time  a  member -of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He  was  appointed 
Adjutant-General  of  Illinois  in  1903. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


139 


were  followed  by  others,  many  of  them  in  counties  in  which  he 
had  been  supposed  to  have  no  more  than  a  fighting1  chance,  it  was 
perceived  that  he  would  be  the  largest  factor  in  the  coming  State 
convention.  Of  all  of  the  candidates,  he  had  made  the  most 
extensive  and  systematic  campaign.  He  had  visited  more  counties, 
he  had  delivered  more  addresses,  and  quite  likely  had  personally 
met  more  people  than  any  of  his  rivals.  He  had  addressed  per- 
haps one  hundred  thousand  voters.  In  securing  a  hearing,  he  had 
some  advantages  which  his  opponents  did  not  possess.  He  was 
Governor  of  the  State  and  carried  with  him  the  prestige  of  the 


HON.  JOHN  H.  DUNCAN. 

(MARION.) 

MEMBER  OF  YATES  STEERING  COMMITTEE  PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS. 

Born  in  Benton,  Kentucky,  June  27,  1858.  He  moved  to  Illinois  with  his  parents 
near  the  close  of  the  Civil  War  and  worked  on  a  farm  and  taught  school  until  his 
eighteenth  year  when  he  entered  Shurtleff  College.  After  two  years  in  this  institution 
he  accepted  the  position  of  principal  of  the  Centerville  High  School  and  continued  in 
that  position  until  1882,  when  he  was  elected  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  of 
Williamson  county,  being  the  only  Republican  elected  in  that  county  that  year.  He 
was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  in  1890  and  again  in  1892.  Subsequently  he 
traveled  for  a  hardware  house  until  his  appointment  as  Commissioner  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Penitentiary  in  1900,  which  position  he  still  holds.  He  is  president  of  the 
board. 


140 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


office  ;  and  it  was  he  who  had  been  assailed  —  it  was  he  upon  whom 
all  attacks  were  centered,  and  there  was  a  widespread  desire  to 
hear  his  side  of  the  story.  The  element  of  popular  sympathy  —  the 
desire  to  see  him  have  a  "  fair  deal  "  —  beyond  question  was  a 
powerful  force  in  his  campaign.  The  speeches  he  made  were 
listened  to  and  his  campaign  documents  were  read.  In  addition 
to  these  things,  he  had  back  of  him  a  campaign  organization  that 
had  seldom,  if  ever,  been  surpassed  in  point  of  perfection.  It 
extended  practically  to  every  county  and  it  was  signally  effective 


HON.  JOHN  J.  BROWN. 

(VANDALIA.) 

MEMBER    OF    VAXES    ADVISORY     COMMITTEE  PROMINENT    IN     GOVERNOR'S    CAMPAIGN     AND     IN 

STATE    CONVENTION. 

Born  in  New  York  city,  November  15,  1852,  of  Irish  parentage.  His  parents 
dying  during  his  infancy,  he  was  sent  to  the  New  York  Juvenile  Asylum,  remaining 
but  twenty-four  days,  when  he  and  his  brother  William  were  sent  West  with  a  company 
of  twenty-seven  boys,  who  were  to  be  put  into  homes  in  Illinois.  He  was  indentured 
to  William  Henninger,  a  farmer  of  Hagarstown,  who  permitted  him,  at  the  age  of 
sixteen,  to  attend  the  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington  and  assisted  in  paying  for 
the  course.  Mr.  Brown  graduated  from  that  institution  and  taught  school  for  six  years 
as  principal  of  the  Vandalia  High  School.  He  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1 88 1.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  House  of  Representatives  in  1886  and  was  ap- 
pointed as  one  of  the  commissioners  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary  by  Governor 
Fifer.  He  is  now  (1904)  secretary  of  the  Illinois  Commission  at  the  St.  Louis  World's 
Fair. 


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in  transforming  into  practical  results  the  Yates  sentiment  which 
sprang  up  during  the  seven  months  of  the  Governor's  campaign. 
The  Governor  had  been  aided  in  his  campaign  by  the  following 
committees  —  the  numbers  being  those  of  the  Congressional  dis- 
tricts represented : 

Yates  Steering  Committee. —  n,  E.  J.  Murphy,  Joliet;  12,  W.  L. 
Sackett,  Morris ;  13,  W.  S.  Cowen,  Shannon ;  14,  W.  E.  Taylor,  Rock 
Island;  15,  C.  E.  Snively,  Canton;  16,  J.  D.  Putnam,  Peoria ;  17,  J.  S. 
Neville,  Bloomington;  18,  George  T.  Buckingham,  Danville;  19,  William 
P.  Smith,  Monticello;  20,  A.  L.  French,  Chapin;  21,  Dr.  J.  A.  Wheeler, 
Auburn ;  22,  W.  J.  Lynch,  Granite  City ;  23,  A.  H.  Jones,  Robinson ;  24, 
Gen.  J.  B.  Smith,  Flora ;  25,  John  H.  Duncan,  Marion. 

Yates  Advisory  Committee. —  u,  Robt.  Burke,  Geneva;  12,  Fred  E. 
Sterling,  Rockford ;  13,  E.  W.  Hardt,  Galena;  14,  C.  J.  Searle,  Rock 
Island;  15,  T.  J.  Clark,  Quincy;  16,  W.  J.  Conzelman,  Pekin ;  17,  John  D. 


GEN.  JAMES  B.  SMITH. 
(CLAY    CITY.) 

WARDEN   OF  THE  CHESTER   PENITENTIARY MEMBER  OF  THE  YATES  STEERING  COMMITTEE. 

Born  in  Johnson  county,  Indiana,  November  25,  1839,  and  moved  to  Clay  county, 
Illinois,  in  1857.  He  enlisted  in  the  Fortieth  Illinois  Volunteers  in  November,  1861, 
and  served  throughout  the  war,  being  wounded  in  the  engagements  at  Shiloh,  Mission 
Ridge  and  Atlanta.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser.  He  has 
held  the  position  of  County  Treasurer  one  term,  Deputy  Revenue  Collector  four  years, 
Assistant  Adjutant-General  of  the  State  and  Adjutant-General.  General  Smith  is  at 
present  Warden  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary  at  Chester. 


142  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Oglesby,  Elkhart ;  18,  Ed.  C.  Curtis,  Grant  Park;  19,  J.  M.  Lee,  Decatur; 
20,  C.  J.  Doyle,  Greenfield;  21,  J.  E.  McClure,  Carlinville ;  22,  Lieut-Gov. 
W.  A.  Northcott,  Greenville ;  23,  John  J.  Brown,  Vandalia ;  24,  Gen. 
Thomas  W.  Scott,  Fairfield ;  25,  H.  H.  Kohn,  Anna. 

Yates  Campaign  Committee  (officers). —  E.  J.  Murphy,  Chairman, 
Joliet ;  W.  S.  Cowen,  Vice-Chairman,  Shannon ;  C.  M.  Tinney,  Secretary, 
Springfield ;  F.  C.  Dodds,  Secretary  in  charge  campaign  tour,  Springfield. 

Yates  Committee  at  Large. —  Col.  J.  H.  Strong,  Chicago;  Col.  W.  J. 
Moxley,  Chicago ;  James  E.  Adams,  Quincy. 

PLACES   VISITED    BY   YATES. 

How  thoroughly  the  Governor  had  canvassed  the  State  is 
shown  by  the  following  list  of  the  counties,  with  the  cities  and 
towns  therein,  visited  by  him  in  his  speechmaking  tour : 


PERRY  C.  ELLIS. 
(QUINCY.) 

EDITOR  QUINCY  "  WHIG  " MEMBER  YATES  CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE. 

£orn  near  Union,  Boone  county,  Kentucky,  August  26,  1867.  His  parents 
removed  to  St.  Louis  before  he  was  one  year  of  age  and  he  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  that  city  and  at  Plattsburg  College.  After  his  graduation  he  became 
interested  in  the  publication  of  a  newspaper  at  Lathrop,  Missouri,  and  has  for  several 
years  been  connected  with  the  dailies  of  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City.  In  1899  he  left 
a  position  with  the  St.  Louis  Star  to  become  editor  of  the  Quincy  Daily  Whig.  In  the 
fall  of  that  year  Mr.  Ellis  was  appointed  by  Governor  Tanner  as  one  of  the  delegates 
to  the  National  Trust  conference  at  Chicago.  He  js  now  chairman  of  the  Republican 
Central  Committee  of  the  Thirty-sixth  Senatorial  District. 


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143 


Adams  —  Quincy,  Soldiers'  Home,  Coatsburg,  Camp  Point,  Fall  Creek, 
Marblehead,  Clayton,  Loraine,  Mendon  and  Payson ;  Alexander  —  Cairo ; 
Bond  —  Greenville  (Soldiers'  Reunion);  Boone  —  Belvidere,  Caledonia, 
Poplar  Grove  and  Capron  ;  Brown  —  Mount  Sterling;  Bureau  —  Prince- 
ton ;  Carroll  —  Mount  Carroll,  Savanna,  Chadvvick,  Lanark  and  Milledge- 
ville ;  Champaign  —  Urbana  and  Champaign  ;  Christian  —  Taylorville, 
Pana,  Owaneco,  Palmer  and  Morrisonville ;  Clark — Marshall;  Clay  — 
Louisville;  Clinton  —  Carlyle  ;  Coles  —  Mattoon  and  Charleston;  Cook  — 
Chicago  (Auditorium);  Crawford  —  Robinson;  Douglas  —  Tuscola  ; 
Edgar  —  Paris;  Edwards  —  Albion,  West  Salem,  Bone  Gap  and  Browns; 
Effingham  —  Effingham  ;  Fayette  —  Vandalia ;  Ford  —  Paxton,  Gibson 
City,  Roberts,  Melvin  and  Elliott ;  Franklin  —  Benton ;  Fulton  —  Canton  ; 
Greene  —  Greenfield,  Roodhouse  and  Whitehall;  Grundy  —  Morris; 
Henry  —  Kewanee  ;  Jackson  —  Murphysboro  ;  Jersey  —  Jerseyville;  Jo 
Daviess  —  Galena,  Warren  and  Stockton  ;  Johnson  —  Vienna  ;  Kane  — 


HON.    WILLIAM    L.    SACKETT. 
(MORRIS.) 

EDITOR  OF  THE  MORRIS  "  HERALD  " MEMBER  YATES  STEERING  COMMITTEE. 

Born  in  Holyoke,  Massachusetts,  May  21,  1862,  and  in  early  boyhood  moved  to 
Amboy,  Illinois.  He  was  educated  in  the  graded  schools  of  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
and  began  an  apprenticeship  at  the  printing  trade  at  the  age  of  twelve  years.  In  1885 
he  became  night  editor  of  the  Illinois  State  Journal  at  Springfield.  In  1887  he  was 
appointed  Private  Secretary  to  Attorney-General  George  Hunt  and  later  served  in  the 
same  capacity  under  John  R.  Tanner  during  the  letter's  term  as  State  Treasurer.  In 
1891  Mr.  Sackett  purchased  the  Morris  Herald,  which  he  continues  to  publish.  He 
was  appointed  Chief  Clerk  and  Paymaster  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  Board  by 
Governor  Tanner  in  1897.  Governor  Yates  appointed  him  a  member  of  the  Canal 
Board. 


144  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Elgin  ;  Kankakee  —  Kankakee ;  Knox  —  Galesburg ;  La  Salle  —  Mendota ; 
Lawrence  —  Lawrenceville ;  Lee  —  Dixon ;  Livingston  —  Pontiac ;  Logan 
—  Lincoln  ;  Macon  —  Decatur ;  Macoupin  —  Carlinville,  Virden,  Girard 
and  Nilwood ;  Madison  —  Alton  and  Edwardsville  ;  Marion  —  Centralia ; 
Mason  —  Havana;  McHenry  —  Woodstock;  McLean  —  Bioomington, 
Chenoa,  Gridley,  Lexington,  Normal,  McLean,  Danvers,  Saybrook,  Arrow- 
smith,  Ellsworth,  Downs,  Le  Roy,  Cropsey,  Anchor,  Colfax  and  Cooksville ; 
Menard  —  Petersburg ;  Montgomery  —  Litchfield,  Nokomis  and  Witt ; 
Morgan  —  Jacksonville ;  Ogle  —  Polo,  Rochelle,  Oregon,  Monroe  Center, 
Byron,  Davis  Junction,  Mount  Morris,  Stillman  Valley,  Leaf  River,  For- 
rtston  and  Haldane ;  Peoria  —  Peoria ;  Piatt  —  Monticello ;  Pike  —  Pitts- 


HON.  C.  J.  DOYLE. 
(GREENFIELD.) 

MEMBER  OF  VAXES  ADVISORY   COMMITTEE -PROMINENT   IN   CAMPAIGN   AND  IN  CONNECTION 

WITH   CONVENTION. 

Mr.  Doyle  is  an  attorney  at  Greenfield,  where  he  has  served  four  years  as  city 
attorney.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Greene  county  delegation  at  the  Republican  con- 
vention in  1902  and  again  in  1904.  In  the  latter  he  was  a  member  of  the  Committee 
on  Resolutions  and  of  the  Subcommittee  oil  Platform.  He  is  now  the  parole  com- 
missioner of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary.  He  was  assistant  sergeant-at-arms  at 
the  Republican  National  Convention  of  1904  and  is  the  nominee  of  his  party  for  Con- 
gress in  the  twentieth  district. 


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145 


field,  Griggsville,  Baylis  and  Barry ;  Randolph  —  Sparta ;  Rock  Island  — 
Rock  Island,  Port  Byron  and  Milan;  Saline  —  Harrisburg;  Sangamon  — 
Springfield ;  Scott  —  Winchester ;  Stark  —  Toulon,  Wyoming,  Bradford, 
Castleton  and  La  Fayette ;  St.  Clair  —  East  St.  Louis  and  Belleville ; 
Stephenson  —  Freeport,  Rock  City,  Dakotah,  Davis,  Florence,  Pearl  City, 
German  Valley,  Lena,  Winslow  and  Dunbar ;  Tazewell  —  Pekin  and 
Delavan ;  Union  —  Anna ;  Wabash  —  Mount  Carmel ;  White  —  Carmi  and 
Grayville ;  Whiteside  —  Sterling ;  Williamson  —  Marion  ;  Winnebago  — 
Rockford,  East  Rockford,  Pecatonica,  Winnebago,  Durand,  Rockton, 
Cherry  Valley,  Milford  and  Harlem ;  Woodford  —  Eureka. 


HON.  JAMES  D.  PUTNAM. 

(ELM  WOOD.) 

MEMBER    YATES    CAMPAIGN    AND    STEERING    COMMITTEES 
GOVERNOR'S  CAMPAIGN. 


•PROMINENT      AND      ACTIVE      IN 


taken   an   active   interest   in   politics  and   was   elected   to   th 


10 


146  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  Chicago  Tribune,  which  had  persistently  opposed  the 
Governor,  thus  commented  on  the  progress  of  the  campaign  in  its 
issue  of  February  21 : 

Illinois  politics  is  taking  on  the  peculiar  aspect  of  a  candidate  being 
advanced  by  his  enemies.  A  few  more  blows  aimed  at  Governor  Yates 
such  as  have  been  directed  at  him  in  the  last  ten  days  will  put  him  in 
possession  of  about  all  that  is  worth  having  in  the  State  outside  of  Cook 
county. 

Blows  which  have  been  intended  to  stretch  the  Governor  on  the  polit- 
ical carpet  for  a  count  of  ten  have  been  sidestepped  and  have  landed  on 
some  other  candidate. 

Thereupon  the  governor  has  stepped  over  the  other  fellow  and  has 
taken  the  greater  share  of  delegates  away  from  the  man  who  struck  the 
blow. 

If  the  formation  of  combinations  proceeds  along  the  lines  hitherto 
followed,  and  if  the  same  results  are  reached,  Yates  will  be  found  in  pos- 
session of  delegations  which  might  have  been  counted  on  against  him. 

In  the  last  week  he  has  secured  delegates  who  naturally  would  have 
been  against  him  in  counties  where  the  sentiment  is  against  him  and 
where  he  could  not  have  expected  to  win  against  the  stronger  candidates. 
He  has  won  out,  and  the  other  candidates  are  beginning  to  wonder  how 
many  more  combinations  it  will  require  to  nominate  him. 

He  has  succeeded  in  dividing  his  enemies'  forces  and  in  hitting  each 
of  them  separately,  and  a  half  a  dozen  counties  are  covered  with  the  rem- 
nants of  an  anti- Yates  force. 

"  We'll  end  in  nominating  Yates,"  said  a  politician  last  week.  This 
same  candidate  was  in  the  act  of  rubbing  his  own  nose  where  a  whack 
intended  for  the  Governor  had  landed.  And  a  short  time  before  he  had 
swung  off  to  knock  Yates  into  a  neighboring  county,  and  had  succeeded  in 
putting  another  aspirant  out  of  business. 


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CHAPTER  XII. 

"  NO     NEUTRALS  "  —  PRESIDENT'S     ATTITUDE  —  SENATORS 

CULLOM  AND  HOPKINS  — CLOSE  OF  COOK 

COUNTY   CAMPAIGN. 

From  the  beginning  of  the  campaign,  nobody  was  permitted 
to  stand  unnoticed  and  undisturbed  on  neutral  ground.  The  atti- 
tude of  President  Roosevelt  was  often  the  subject  of  controversy 
and  newspaper  comment.  As  we  have  already  seen,  the  earlier 
stories  to  the  effect  that  the  President  desired  Governor  Yates  not 
to  seek  renomination  were  duly  exploded.  Later,  the  gossips  lined 
up  the  President  successively  with  nearly  every  one  of  the  several 
candidates.  According  to  newspaper  dispatches  from  Washing- 
ton that  appeared  in  the  course  of  the  contest,  almost  every  candi- 
date at  some  time  sent  one  or  more  emissaries  to  Washington  to 
"  set  the  President  right."  The  President,  on  every  occasion  that 
furnished  him  an  excuse  for  a  public  statement,  made  it  clear  that 
he  was  taking  no  part  in  the  Illinois  contest  as  between  the  dis- 
tinguished individuals  who  were  seeking  the  nomination  for  Gov- 
ernor. 

All  through  the  campaign  the  attitude  of  the  two  United 
States  Senators  from  Illinois,  Shelby  M.  Cullom  and  Albert  J. 
Hopkins,  had  been  the  subject  of  more  or  less  speculation.  It 
was  known  that  Senator  Cullom  was  opposed  to  the  renomination 
of  the  Governor ;  but  beyond  this  there  was  much  conflict  in  the 
current  gossip.  His  friends  in  Sangamon  county  were  support- 
ing Attorney-General  Hamlin ;  in  others  they  were  friendly  to 
Colonel  Lowden  or  to  Colonel  Warner.  The  attitude  of  the  senior 
Senator  was  probably  stated  correctly  in  a  Washington  newspaper 
dispatch,  under  date  of  December  8,  which  appears  to  have  been 
at  least  semi-authoritative : 

Senator  Cullom  has  been  somewhat  annoyed  as  well  as  amused  by 
recent  efforts  to  drag  him  into  the  Illinois  gubernatorial  fight.  It  appears 
that  some  time  ago  a  statement  was  made  to  the  effect  that  the  Senator 
was  decidedly  friendly  to  the  aspirations  of  Mr.  Hamlin,  the  attorney- 


148  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

general  of  the  State,  who  is  an  avowed  candidate.  A  number  of  the  friends 
of  Mr.  Hamlin  and  of  the  Senator  addressed  letters  to  Senator  Cullom, 
congratulating  him  upon  his  course  in  tendering  support  to  Hamlin. 

Just  a  few  days  ago  the  Senator  discussed  Representative  Warner  in 
a  friendly  way,  but  with  an  intention  to  be  entirely  noncommittal  so  far 
as  the  general  proposition  of  the  gubernatorial  canvass  was  concerned. 
His  remarks  were  construed  into  an  indorsement  of  Mr.  Warner,  and  let- 
ters of  commendation  from  the  friends  of  the  Representative  in  southern 
Illinois  began  to  mingle  with  those  which  began  to  come  in  from  the 
friends  of  Hamlin,  inquiring  why  the  Senator  had  changed  front  and  given 
up  their  candidate,  Hamlin.  In  the  northern  part  of  the  State,  friends  of 
the  other  candidates  have  been  working  at  cross  purposes  and  have  been 
laying  claims  to  the  moral  support  of  the  Senator. 

The  facts  are  these :  Senator  Cullom  has  given  friendly  expressions 
about  each  one  of  the  candidates  as  soon  as  there  was  an  announcement 


HON.  GRAEME  STEWART. 

(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT  IN  COOK  COUNTY  K5LITICS  STRONG  SUPPORTER  OF  COLONEL  LOWDEN   IX   CAM- 
PAIGN OF  1903-4  A  LEADING  FIGURE  IN  CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Chicago,  August  30,  1853,  eight  years  after  the  coming  to  America  of  his 
parents.  He  acquired  an  education  in  the  graded  schools  of  Chicago  and  later  entered 
the  University  of  Chicago  with  the  class  of  'jz.  During  his  college  course  he  worked 
in  a  mercantile  establishment  as  office  boy,  getting  thereby  a  considerable  insight  into 
business  methods.  In  1880,  after  considerable  experience  with  other  firms,  he  entered 
the  employ  of  W.  M.  Hoyt  &  Company,  wholesale  grocers,  and  is  now  a  director  of 
the  company.  After  the  great  Chicago  fire  in  1871,  Mr.  Stewart  was  active  in  organizing 
the  first  Regiment  of  Guards  and  continued  with  the  organization  until  the  passage  of 
the  National  Guard  Act  in  1876.  He  was  until  June,  1904,  a  member  of  the  Republi- 
can National  Committee  and  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  that  organization. 


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149 


from  them  of  their  candidacy.  So  far,  the  Senator  has  not  given  an 
indorsement  to  any  one  of  them.  Neither  has  he  indicated  that  he  would 
join  forces  with  any  one  of  them.  He  does  not  believe  that  it  is  necessary 
for  him  to  do  so.  He  does  not  intend  to  do  so  at  this  time.  The  field  is 
too  broad,  and  he  has  too  many  friends  among  all  of  them  to  make  a 
selection  at  this  time. 

The  friendship  of  Senator  Hopkins  was  claimed  by  several 
of  the  candidates,  principally  by  Governor  Yates  and  Colonel  Low- 
den.  The  Governor's  claim  to  the  support  of  the  junior  Senator 
rested  upon  the  part  he  had  performed  in  1902  in  promoting  the 


HON.  ELBRIDGE  HANECY. 

(CHICAGO.) 
JUDGE   OF  THE    SUPERIOR   COURT   OF   COOK    COUNTY  PROMINENT    SUPPORTER   OF   COLONEL 

LOWDEN. 

Born  on  a  Wisconsin  farm,  March  15,  1852.  He  received  the  rudiments  of  edu- 
cation in  the  country  schools  and  studied  the  higher  branches  through  an  academic 
course,  removing  to  Chicago  in  1869.  He  first  secured  employment  in  the  dry  goods 
house  of  Field,  Leiter  &  Co.,  and  he  continued  in  this  line  of  trade  until  1872,  when 
he  entered  the  law  office  of  Hervey,  Anthony  &  Gait,  then  one  of  the  most  prominent 
legal  partnerships  in  Chicago.  In  September,  1874,  Mr.  Hanecy  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  practiced  his  profession  until  1893.  He  was  elected  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court 
of  Illinois  in  that  year  for  the  term  ending  in  1897.  He  was  then  reflected  for  the 
full  term  without  opposition.  In  1900  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  nomination  for 
governor.  In  January,  1904,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Yates  judge  of  the  Supe- 
rior Court  of  Cook  county,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

He  was  married  March  i,  1876,  to  Miss  Sarah  Barton,  and  they  have  had  seven 
children,  six  girls  and  one  boy. 


150 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


election  of  Mr.  Hopkins  to  the  Senate.  The  service  was  unques- 
tioned ;  but  various  rumors  were  afloat  to  the  effect  that  Senator 
Hopkins  deemed  the  Governor's  renomination  "  inexpedient."  The 
Senator's  letter  made  public  August  26  (already  quoted)  had  not 
settled  the  point ;  for  a  careful  analysis  of  it  failed  to  commit  the 
Senator  to  the  Yates  candidacy.  Such  was  the  uncertainty,  owing 
to  his  silence,  that  early  in  October  a  committee  of  the  Governor's 
friends,  composed  exclusively  of  men  who  had  participated  in  the 
Hopkins  campaign  of  the  year  before,  waited  on  the  Senator  and 
asked  him  for  a  statement  of  his  position.  Those  who  composed 
this  committee  were :  E.  J.  Murphy,  Joliet ;  Gen.  Thomas  W. 
Scott,  Fairfield ;  Gen.  James  B.  Smith,  Flora ;  A.  Hanby  Jones, 


CONGRESSMAN  HOWARD  M.  SNAPP. 

(JOLIET.) 

PROMINENT  IN  STATE  POLITICS  AND  IN  THE  CONVENTION  OF   1904. 

Born  at  Joliet,  Illinois,  September  27,  1855.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Joliet  and  had  the  advantage  of  three  years  at  the  University  of  Chicago. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1879  and  has  continued  in  the  profes- 
sion. He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  in  1896.  From  1884 
to  1903  he  was  Master-in-Chancery  for  the  county  of  Will  and  was  elected  to  the 
Fifty-eighth  Congress  by  a  majority  of  something  over  10,000  votes. 


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Robinson ;  ex-Senator  Homer  F.  Aspinwall,  Freeport ;  Judge  J. 
B.  Messick,  East  St.  Louis ;  A.  L.  French,  Chapin ;  C.  M.  Tinney, 
Virginia;  George  T.  Buckingham,  Danville;  Sheriff  Burke, 
Geneva ;  Walter  Wood,  Cairo ;  W.  Scott  Cowen,  Shannon ;  W. 
L.  Sacket,  Morris;  C.  E.  Snively,  Canton;  Chauncey  B.  Geiger, 
Ashley,  and  Col.  J.  H.  Strong,  Chicago. 

According  to  newspaper  reports  printed  at  the  time  and  in 
a  measure  subsequently  confirmed,  Senator  Hopkins  told  the  com- 
mittee that  he  was  friendly  to  the  Governor,  that  he  felt  that  he 
was  entitled  to  a  renomination,  and  that  he  had  so  advised  his 
friends.  In  proof  of  his  loyalty  to  the  Governor  he  pointed  to 
the  attitude  of  the  postmasters  at  Elgin  and  Aurora  (appointed 
on  his  recommendation),  both  of  whom  had  come  out  openly  for 
Yates.  When  a  formal  public  statement  was  suggested,  he  said 
that  he  thought  such  a  statement  wholly  unnecessary;  that  his 
position  ought  to  be  well  enough  known  without  a  public  declara- 
tion from  him. 

SENATOR  HOPKINS  REASSURES  YATES  COMMITTEE. 

"  I  say  to  you  what  I  have  said  to  everybody  who  has  ques- 
tioned me  on  the  subject,"  he  is  reported  to  have  said  —  "that 
I  am  for  Governor  Yates.  I  said  this  to  a  gentleman  who 
called  to  talk  with  me  regarding  the  candidacy  of  Judge  Brown 
of  Du  Page  county.  I  told  this  gentleman,  a  mutual  friend  of  the 
Judge  and  myself,  that  although  Judge  Brown  lived  in  my  Con^ 
gressional  district  and  was  a  very  able  and  estimable  gentleman, 
I  should  not  be  able  to  support  him  for  the  reason  that  I  regarded 
Governor  Yates  as  entitled  to  a  renomination." 

A  few  days  prior  to  the  call  of  the  Yates  committee  on 
Senator  Hopkins,  a  newspaper  story  had  appeared  to  the  effect 
that  Senators  Cullom  and  Hopkins  and  Congressman  Cannon, 
who  was  certain  then  to  be  Speaker  of  the  National  House  of 
Representatives,  had  entered  into  a  compact  to  settle  the  guberna- 
torial contest.  Some  member  of  the  committee  made  an  allusion 
to  this  story  and  the  Senator  promptly  branded  it  as  "  utter  non- 
sense," and  declared  it  "  entirely  fictitious  and  too  absurd  to  be 
seriously  considered." 

The  Yates  men  departed  feeling  that  their  candidate  would 
have  the  support  of  the  junior  Senator;  but  the  absence  of  an 


152 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


authorized  public  statement  made  his  attitude  the  subject  of  news- 
paper comment  and  conflicting  claims  throughout  the  campaign. 
As  has  already  been  seen,  the  speechmaking  campaign  in  Cook 
county  opened  early  in  April.     The  only  candidates  participating 


HON.  BERNARD  A.  ECKHARDT. 
(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT   IN    DENEEN    CAMPAIGN  TREASURER  REPUBLICAN   STATE   CENTRAL   COMMITTEE. 

Mr.  Eckhart  has  long  been  in  Illinois  politics.  In  1886  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  Senate  and  served  in  the  Thirty-fifth  and  Thirty-sixth  General  Assemblies,  repre- 
senting the  First  Senatorial  District.  In  the  former  he  was  a  member  01  the  Senate 
Commission  to  investigate  the  subject  of  pure  water  supply 'and  perfect  drainage  for 
the  city  of  Chicago.  At  the  end  of  his  -term  he  refused  a  renomination,  and  from 
1888  to  1891  he  served  as  a  director  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade.  In  1891  he  was 
nominated  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Sanitary  District  and  was 
elected,  running  10,000  votes  ahead  of  the  ticket.  On  this  board  he  served  con- 
tinuously as  chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  until  the  expiration  of  his  term  in 
1895.  It  was  while  serving  on  this  committee  and  the  joint  Committee  on  Finance 
and  Engineering  that  the  bonds  of  this  district,  amounting  to  $12,000,000,  were  issued 
and  sold.  These  committees  also  secured  right  of  way  for  the  canal  at  a  cost  about 
$1,000,000  less  than  the  estimates  of  the  engineers.  Mr.  Eckhart  was  very  active  in 
devising  the  plans  by  which  warrants  were  issued  against  the  tax  levy  and  himself  pro- 
vided a  market  for  the  warrants,  thus  hastening  the  work  materially.  In  1895  he  was 
reflected  to  the  board  from  which  he  resigned  in  1900  after  the  completion  of  the 
great  enterprise.  During  the  last  five  years  of  his  service  he  was  president  of  the 
board.  After  the  State  convention  of  1904,  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Republican 
State  Central  Committee. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN. 


153 


were  Mr.  Deneen  and  Colonel  Lowden.  By  the  middle  of  the 
month,  with  the  State  convention  four  weeks  away,  all  of  the 
counties  outside  of  Cook,  with  the  exception  of  twelve,  had  held 
their  conventions,  so  that  now  the  Cook  county  delegates  were 
free  to  devote  their  attention  to  their  own  county.  Each  candidate, 
wherever  he  spoke,  was  listened  to  by  a  large  assemblage.  The 
issues  discussed  were  very  largely  of  a  local  nature ;  they  related 
to  matters  which  interested  Chicago  principally,  and  to  the  manage- 
ment of  the  local  party  organization.  There  was  a  sharp  con- 
troversy as  to  so-called  "  machine  "  politics.  Mr.  Deneen  frankly 


JOHN   R.   THOMPSON. 

(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT   IN   THE   DENEEN   CAMPAIGN    IN   COOK   COUNTY. 

Born  on  a  farm  in  Vermilion  county,  Illinois,  November  13,  1865.  He  remained 
on  the  farm  until  his  sixteenth  year,  receiving  what  education  he  could  in  the  public 
schools,  and  then  entered  college,  earning  his  own  tuition  most  of  the  time  by  clerking 
in  a  country  store.  For  two  years  after  jeaving  college  he  taught  school  near  Hoopes- 
ton  and  then  engaged  in  business  for  himself  in  Fithian.  He  moved  to  Chicago  in 
1891  and  engaged  in  the  restaurant  business,  at  first  in  a  small  way,  but  later  expand- 
ing until  at  the  present  time  he  has  eleven  restaurants  scattered  throughout  the  busi- 
ness district  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Thompson  has  been  active  in  politics  for  several  years 
and  has  been  more  or  less  independent  in  his  views.  He  is  County  Central  Committee- 
man  from  his  ward. 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


admitted  that  he  was  a  politician  and  a  believer  in  party  organi- 
zation, saying: 

"  I  have  been  a  politician  all  my  life.  As  the  son  of  an  old 
soldier,  I  heard  war  and  politics  at  the  fireside.  I  ran  a  political 
newspaper  before  I  was  old  enough  to  vote.  I  have  been  a  ward 
committeeman  for  ten  years.  I  served  in  the  Legislature  twelve 
years  ago,  and  I  have  been  State's  Attorney  seven  years.  I  believe 
in  Republican  ward  committees  and  ward  clubs.  I  advocate  the 
formation  of  primary  district  clubs  and  even  precinct  clubs,  so 


HON.  EDWARD  J.   BRUNDAGE. 

(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT  IN  THE  DENEEN  CAMPAIGN  IN  COOK  COUNTY. 

Born  at  Campbell,  New  York,  May  13,  1869,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Detroit,  Michigan.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  entered  a  railroad  office 
and  remained  in  that  employ  after  its  removal  to  Chicago  until  1898,  when  he  had 
risen  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk.  He  studied  law  in  the  meantime  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1892.  graduating  from  Chicago  College  of  Law  in  the  following  year. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Commission  to  the  Pan-American  Exposition  and  was 
largely  responsible  for  the  creditable  showing  the  State  made  at  that  fair.  Mr.  Brun- 
dage  was  a  member  of  the  Forty-first  and  Forty-third  General  Assemblies  and  is  at 
present  (1904)  member  of  the  Cook  County  Republican  Central  Committee  from  the 
Twenty-fourth  Ward.  - 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  155 

that  we  can  all  get  together.  That's  the  kind  of  a  machine  I 
favor." 

The  charge  of  "  machine "  support  that  was  made  against 
Colonel  Lowden  rested  on  the  fact  that  he  had  the  support  of 
what  was  known  locally  as  the  Cook  county  "  machine,"  or  organi- 
zation,  dominated  by  Congressman  Lorimer,  Dr.  T.  N.  Jamieson 
and  others.  He  freely  admitted  that  Lorimer  and  his  organization 
were  for  him  and  said  that  he  would  welcome  the  support  of  all 
Republicans,  whether  they  be  called  "  machine "  or  "  anti- 
machine  "  men. 

The  real  question  at  issue  in  Cook  county  was  not  so  much 
the  question  of  the  propriety  of  party  organization,  but  of  the 
uses  and  functions  of  such  organization.  Colonel  Lowden  in  his 
Chicago  speeches  took  occasion  to  answer  the  accusation  that  had 
been  made  against  him  freely  in  the  course  of  the  campaign,  that 
money  had  been  used  improperly  in  promoting  his  candidacy. 
He  said : 

COLONEL  LOWDEN  ANSWERS  "MONEY"  CHARGE. 

"  Why,  here's  a  sample  of  the  politics  that  is  played  against 
me.  Last  autumn  a  story  came  to  my  ears  that  it  would  be 
charged  that  I  was  using  money  illegally  to  secure  the  nomination. 
Now,  mind  you,  the  story  reached  my  ears  that  I  would  be 
charged  with  using  money  whether  there  was  any  foundation  for 
it  or  not.  And  the  same  people  told  that  story  that  are  telling  it 
now.  Now,  let  me  tell  you  this  :  I  have  an  ambition  to  be  Governor 
of  Illinois,  but  I  will  sacrifice  that  ambition  in  a  minute  if  to 
realize  it  I  must  spend  one  dollar  in  a  manner  that  the  world  can 
not  know  about  it.  For  you  must  realize  that  I  must  live 
with  myself." 

Colonel  Lowden  challenged  Mr.  Deneen  to  a  joint  debate, 
but  the  negotiations  were  never  brought  to  a  conclusion,  and  the 
two  candidates  did  not  at  any  time  speak  from  the  same  plat- 
form. 

The  situation  in  Cook  county  was  such  that  there  was  little  talk 
or  hope  of  a  combination  between  the  two  candidates  there  —  a 
combination  that  would  have  united  the  county  solidly  in  support 
of  one  man  and  would  have  made  the  nomination  of  a  Chicago 
candidate  a  practical  certainty.  Early  in  the  contest  Mr.  Deneen 


156  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

proposed  to  Colonel  Lowden  that  the  contest  between  them  should 
be  settled  conclusively  in  the  primaries ;  that  the  one  receiving  the 
highest  number  of  votes  should  be  considered  the  Cook  county 
candidate  and  that  the  other  should  withdraw  in  his  favor ; 
but  this  proposition  was  never  accepted  by  Colonel  Lowden. 

Although  Deneen  and  Lowden  had  no  joint  debate  from  the 
platform,  a  Chicago  paper  threw  open  its  editorial  page  to  them, 
and  for  several  days  in  the  latter  part  of  April  both,  in  communi- 
cations printed  side  by  side,  discussed  the  questions  at  issue  in  the 


HON.  FREDERICK  E.  COYNE. 
(CHICAGO.) 

POSTMASTER  OF  CHICAGO  PROMINENT   IN   THE  DENEEN   CAMPAIGN. 

Born  at  East  Orange,  New  Jersey,  in  1860.  He  attended  the  public  schools  until 
his  twelfth  year,  when  the  necessity  of  making  a  living  forced  him  into  the  world  of 
labor.  He  moved  to  Chicago  in  1883  and  for  a  time  earned  his  living  driving  a  milk 
wagon,  later  starting  a  lunch  counter  on  a  very  small  scale.  The  business  prospered 
and  grew  until  he  finally  controlled  a  large  bakery  and  two  restaurants.  He  entered 
politics  as  a  recreation.  He  wielded  a  potent  influence  in  the  first  McKinley  campaign 
and  was  appointed  as  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  Chicago  district.  The  col- 
lection of  the  war  tax  during  the  recent  war  made  this  position  particularly  difficult 
and  laborious.  In  1901  President  McKinley  appointed  Mr.  Coyne  postmaster  of  Chi- 
cago and  he  was  reappointed  by  President  Roosevelt  in  the  latter  part  of  the  same  year. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  157 

campaign.  Mr.  Deneen,  in  the  course  of  one  of  these  communica- 
tions, after  enumerating  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  Governor, 
said: 

MR.  DENEEN'S  IDEA  OF  GOVERNOR'S  DUTIES. 

These  extensive  powers  bring  him  in  direct  relation  with  every  branch 
of  the  State's  service.  Upon  him  rests  the  entire  responsibility  for  the 
qualifications  and  fitness  of  his  appointees  and  the  manner  in  which  they 
perform  their  official  duties.  As  principal,  he  is  responsible  for  their  acts 
as  his  agents.  If  he  selects  unfit  men  he  must  take  the  responsibility  of 
their  mismanagement  or  misfeasance.  The  power  of  appointment  implies 
responsibility  for  its  exercise  and  for  the  conduct  of  appointees.  There 
rest  upon  him,  therefore,  three  plain  duties :  First,  to  appoint  fit  and  proper 
persons ;  second,  to  be  familiar  with  the  manner  and  the  measure  of  their 
public  service ;  and,  third,  to  direct  and  enforce  a  policy  of  administration. 
He  can  not  attend  to  all  details ;  he  can  have  a  policy  that  will  shape 
them,  and  should  select  those  only  who  will  conform  to  it.  In  this  way  he 
can  and  should  impress  every  branch  of  the  public  service  with  his  ideas 
of  intelligent  and  responsible  management. 

But  his  powers  and  influence  are  not  confined  to  administrative  duties. 
It  is  his  constitutional  duty  to  recommend  to  the  legislature  such  measures 
as  he  shall  deem  expedient,  and  every  bill  passed  by  the  General  Assembly, 
before  it  becomes  a  law,  must  be  presented  for  his  approval  or  disapproval. 
While,  as  executive,  he  is  not  to  control  the  legislation,  he  can  and  should 
suggest  it.  With  regard  to  it,  therefore,  he  should  have  a  well-defined 
policy  upon  all  public  matters,  which  should,,  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained, 
express  the  will  and  meet  the  needs  of  the  people. 

The  Constitution,  therefore,  contemplates  that  he  shall  have  an  intelli- 
gent conception  of  required  legislation.  It  is  likely  to  be  best  when  it 
comes  from  experience  and  familiarity  with  public  affairs.  It  should 
take  the  form  of  well-defined  and  publicly  announced  views.  It  is  not 
enough  that  he  "  threatens  "  to  obey  the  Constitution.  He  should  have  a 
policy  respecting-  administrative  duties  and  convictions  upon  questions 
calling  for  legislative  action,  and  not  only  be  willing  to  enforce  the  one 
and  express  the  other,  but  should  furnish  in  his  character  or  his  record 
a  guaranty  that  he  will  do  both. 

Colonel  Lowden  thus  summarized  his  conception  of  the  office 
of  Governor,  its  duties  and  responsibilities : 

If  elected  Governor,  I  shall  return  to  the  old  paths  in  this  respect. 
When  these  boards  are  appointed  they  will  be  held  strictly  accountable 
without  executive  interference  for  the  management  of  the  State  institutions 
under  their  control. 

In  other  words,  so  far  as  lay  within  my  power,  I  should  give  to  the 
people  of  the  State  a  business  administration.  To  do  this  I  realize  that  it 
would  be  necessary  and  desirable  to  keep  in  touch  with  the  different 
interests  of  the  State. 

My  only  ambition  is  to  be  Governor  of  the  people  and  consult  them 
with  reference  to  all  questions.  I  would  be  Governor  of  the  whole  people 
of  Illinois. 

The  standing  of  Mr.  Deneen  as  the  Cook  county  candidate  was 
based  on  the  theory  that  the  man  who  received  a  substantial 
majority  at  the  primaries  in  that  county  ought  to  be  recognized 
as  the  county's  candidate ;  and  it  was  on  that  theory  that  he 


158  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

made  his  fight.  Colonel  Lowden,  on  the  other  hand,  took  the 
view  that  the  support  given  a  candidate  outside  of  Cook  county 
ought  to  be  taken  into  consideration.  "  I  believe,"  said  he,  "  that 
it  is  generally  recognized  that  Chicago  is  entitled  to  the  next 
Governor.  The  question  now  is  how  are  the  Republicans  of 
Chicago  going  to  proceed  to  accomplish  this  result?  It  would 
seem  clear  that  they  should  support  the  Chicagoan  of  demonstrated 
strength  in  all  parts  of  the  State." 

None  of  the  other  candidates  made  speeches  in  Chicago  with  a 
view  to  getting  delegates.  As  has  been  said,  all  of  them  spoke  in 
Chicago  on  some  occasion  at  some  time  during  the  campaign. 
Colonel  Warner  was  among  the  last  to  speak  there,  making  an 


HON.  J.  H.  BURKE. 

(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT  IN  THE  DENEEN  CAMPAIGN  AND  IN  THE  STATE  CONVENTION. 
Born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  September  10,  1849,  and  removed  to  Chicago  with 
his  parents  in  1850,  residing  in  that  city  continuously  ever  since.  For  the  past  twenty 
years  he  has  conducted  a  large  teaming  and  transfer  business.  He  was  sheriff  of 
Cook  county  for  twelve  years;  was  Superintendent  of  Streets  during  the  administration 
of  Mayor  Hempstead  Washburne,  and  is  now  (1904)  a  member  of  the  Board  of  County 
Commissioners. 


PART  ONE:    THE  CAMPAIGN.  159 

address  before  the  Hamilton  Club  in  Chicago  on  the  night  of  the 
3Oth  of  April.  The  Hamilton  Club  had  given  a  series  of  dinners 
at  which  all  of  the  candidates  in  succession  had  made  addresses. 

The  primaries  in  Cook  county  were  held  on  Friday,  the  6th  of 
May.  Mr.  Deneen  was  victorious  in  securing  a  majority  of  the 
State  convention  delegates.  The  exact  division  of  the  delegates 
was  in  dispute  up  to  the  convening  of  the  State  convention.  As 
disclosed  on  the  first  ballot  for  Governor  in  the  convention,  the 
result  of  the  Cook  county  fight  was  as  follows  :  Deneen,  321  19-22  ; 
Lowden,  1893-22;  Yates,  4;  Hamlin,  i;  total,  516. 

The  Cook  county  delegates  having  been  selected,  Governor 
Yates  carried  out  a  plan  made  some  time  before,  and  delivered 
an  address  at  the  Auditorium  on  the  night  of  Monday,  May  9. 
His  audience  was  a  large  and  enthusiastic  one ;  but  the  battle  in 
Cook  had  been  so  hard  fought  and  the  issues  had  been  so 
sharply  drawn  that  the  speech  had  no  appreciable  effect  on  the 
delegates,  who  left  that  night  for  Springfield  to  attend  the  State 
convention. 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


3s 

.  "ii 


PART  TWO:    THE   CONVENTION. 


CHAPTER  I. 

ON  TO  SPRINGFIELD  — CANDIDATES  OPEN  HEADQUARTERS 
-GOVERNORSHIP   THE   OVERSHADOWING   ISSUE. 

The  Cook  county  primaries  held  on  Friday,  the  6th  of  May, 
had  marked  practically  the  closing  of  the  campaign.  The  result 
in  Cook  had  settled  one  important  question.  That  was,  whether 
or  not  Colonel  Lowden  would  be  a  large  factor  in  the  coming 
convention.  The  day  before  the  primaries,  friends  of  Mr.  Deneen, 
in  their  forecasts  of  results,  had  conceded  less  than  a  hundred 
delegates  in  Cook  to  Lowden.  Had  this  prediction  been  fully 
verified,  Colonel  Lowden  would  have  been  practically  eliminated 
from  the  contest;  for  such  a  result  would  have  meant  that  Cook 
county  was  almost  solid  in  its  support  of  Mr.  Deneen's  candi- 
dacy. But,  with  nearly  two  hundred  of  the  516  delegates  from 
Cook  back  of  him,  reinforced  by  a  country  following  that  was 
claimed  to  be  quite  extensive  (as  subsequently  it  proved  to  be),  it 
was  apparent  that  Lowden  was  to  be  one  of  the  leading  candidates 
before  the  convention. 

All  eyes  were  now  turned  toward  Springfield.  The  candi- 
dates closed  the  headquarters  which  they  had  maintained  in  Chi- 
cago for  several  months,  and  began  preparations  for  taking  up 
the  fight  for  the  winning  of  delegates  at  the  State  capital.  The 
convention  was  not  to  open  until  noon  on  Thursday,  the  I2th  of 
May ;  but  Monday,  the  Qth,  three  days  in  advance,  witnessed 
the  Leland  hotel  filling  with  candidates  and  delegates,  the  former 
to  open  their  headquarters,  the  latter  eager  to  be  early  on  the 
ground.  The  arrivals,  however,  were  confined  principally  to  the 
country  politicians,  for  the  reason  that  on  that  day  the  Cook 
County  Republican  Convention  was  in  session  in  Chicago. 
Colonel  Lowden  came  in  during  the  afternoon,  accompanied  by 
State  Senator  C.  H.  Hughes,  of  Lee  county,  his  campaign  man- 

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ager;  J.  R.  Cowley,  of  Freeport;  United  States  Marshal  John 
C.  Ames  and  others  closely  identified  with  the  conduct  of  his 
campaign.  He  had  secured  for  headquarters  Rooms  19  and  20 
in  the  Leland,  the  latter  of  which  had  been  made  historic  nine- 
teen years  before  by  John  A.  Logan,  who  had  occupied  the  room 
for  a  like  purpose  in  his  famous  and  successful  battle  for  the 
United  States  Senatorship.  On  arriving  in  Springfield,  Colonel 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 

CONGRESSMAN     LORIMER     ARRIVES     FOR     CONVENTION  A     "  SNAP-SHOT  "      IN      FRONT     OF     THE 


LELAND    HOTEL. 


Lowden  at  once  opened  his  headquarters  and  was  soon  receiving 
with  hearty  handshakes  the  down-State  politicians. 

The  only  other  avowed  candidate  for  Governor  to  arrive  on 
Monday  was  Judge  Sherman,  who  came  in  during  the  after- 
noon and  opened  headquarters  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Leland, 
down  the  corridor  some  distance  from  the  Lowden  headquarters. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  163 

Governor  Yates,  Attorney-General  Hamlin  and  Mr.  Deneen 
remained  in  Chicago,  and  Colonel  Warner  was  at  his  home  in 
Clinton,  none  of  them  arriving  until  the  following  morning. 
John  H.  Pierce,  of  Kewanee,  reputed  to  be  a  "  receptive  "  candi- 
date, arrived,  but  was  not  ready  to  say  that  he  would  engage 
actively  in  the  contest  for  the  nomination. 

The  arrivals  on   Mondav  included  also  a   number  of  candi- 


From   a   photograph   by   A.    W.    Kessberger,    Springfield. 

THE  LELAND  HOTEL. 

IN      WHICH      ALL     CANDIDATES      HAD     HEADQUARTERS     AND     WHICH      WAS     THE     GENERAL      REN- 
DEZVOUS   FOR    DELEGATES. 


dates  for  the  so-called  "  minor "  places  on  the  State  ticket  — 
that  is,  for  the  offices  below  that  of  Governor.  B.  M.  Chiper- 
field,  of  Canton,  candidate  for  Attorney-General,  was  the  first 
of  these  to  get  out  his  sign.  He  was  quickly  followed  by  a 
number  of  the  other  candidates,  and  Tuesday  found  all  of  the 
candidates'  headquarters  open. 


164  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  most  impressive  evidence  that  the  contest  had  actually 
opened  at  the  State  capital  was  furnished  by  the  decorations 
which  went  up  at  once  in  the  Leland  hotel.  These  surpassed  any- 
thing- of  the  kind  that  had  ever  been  witnessed  in  Springfield  on 
any  previous  similar  occasion.  The  men  composing  the  vanguard 
of  the  Lowden  delegation  had  scarcely  arrived  in  town  before  they 
commenced  putting  out  banners  and  posting  portraits  and  placards 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 
SPEAKER  JOSEPH  G.   CANNON. 

A    "  SNAP-SHOT  "    TAKEN    IN    FRONT    OF    THE    LELAND    HOTEL    DURING    THE    DEADLOCK. 


in  the  hotel.  This  was  the  beginning  of  a  spirited  bill-posting 
contest  between  representatives  of  all  the  candidates,  which  ended 
only  when  every  available  foot  of  space  on  the  walls  of  the  lobby 
and  of  the  lower  corridors  of  the  hotel  was  plastered  over  with 
a  lithograph  or  a  placard. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


165 


DELEGATES  AND  "BOOMERS"  ARRIVE. 
Tuesday  morning  delegates  began  pouring  into  Springfield, 
and  all  that  day  and  the  next  there  were  processions  from  the 
railroad  stations  to  the  Leland  hotel  —  often  with  a  brass  band 
in  the  lead,  and  delegates  carrying  banners  and  shouting  for 
their  candidate.  Others  made  their  wav  less  boisterously  to  the 


From    a    photograph    by    Alderman    Frank    L.    Race,    Chicago. 


WILLIAM  C.  LAWSON, 

CLERK    OF    THE    CRIMINAL    COURT, 
CHICAGO. 


JOHN  M.   HARLAN, 

PROMINENT    IN    DENEEN    CAM- 
PAIGN. 


hotel,  singly  or  in  little  groups.  A  number  of  political  clubs 
brought  bands  with  them ;  the  DeWitt  County  Warner  Club  came 
in  from  Clinton  with  the  Clinton  band ;  the  Hamlin  Club  of 
Shelbyville,  with  a  band  and  a  glee  club  from  that  city ;  the 
Jacksonville  band  with  the  Yates  boomers ;  several  bands  with 
the  Lowden  delegates. 

The  headquarters  of  the  candidates  for  Governor  were  divided 
between  the  first  or  office  floor  and  the  second  or  parlor  floor  of 


166 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


the  Leland.  On  the  first  floor  were  Governor  Yates,  occupying 
rooms  2  and  3,  located  on  the  east  side  of  the  hotel,  near  the 
entrance  to  the  dining  room,  and  Mr.  Hamiin  in  rooms  7  and  8, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  building.  Upstairs,  on  the  parlor  floor, 
in  room  21,  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  hotel,  was  located  the 
public  headquarters  of  Mr.  Deneen.  Adjoining  this  room  were 
the  two  rooms  occupied  by  Colonel  Lowden  —  19  and  20.  Far- 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 

JUDGT:  SHERMAN  ARRIVES. 

A     "  SNAP-SHOT  "     TAKEN     AS     HE     SETTLES     WITH     THE     HACK    DRIVER. 

ther  down  the  corridor,  to  the  north,  was  Colonel  Warner  in 
rooms  15  and  16,  and  next  door  to  him,  in  the  northeast  corner, 
in  room  14,  was  Mr.  Sherman.  Into  these  headquarters  swarmed 
the  delegates  to  receive  the  personal  greetings  of  the  candidates. 
Often  they  were  formed  in  a  line  that  extended  out  into  the 
corridor,  the  candidate  stationed  in  his  headquarters  shaking 
hands  with  the  delegates  as  they  crowded  and  jostled  past  him. 
Thus  the  crowd  surged  in  and  out  from  morning  until  late  at 
night. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


167 


Two  of  the  candidates  had  additional  headquarters  outside 
of  the  hotel.  A  large  room,  shortly  before  occupied  as  a  bowling 
alley,  on  Sixth  street,  opposite  the  Leland,  was  used  as  a  general 
rendezvous  for  the  Yates  supporters.  A  block  away,  around  the 
corner,  on  Monroe  street,  Judge  Hamlin  had  secured  a  big 
upstairs  room  for  a  like  purpose.  These  "  outside  headquar- 
ters "  were  fitted  up  with  cots,  and  there  slept  many  delegates, 
unable  to  find  better  sleeping  quarters  elsewhere. 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 
GOVERNOR    YATES'    GENERAL    HEADQUARTERS. 

A    GENERAL    RENDEZVOUS    FOR    YATES    DELEGATES,    OPPOSITE    LELAND    HOTEL. 


In  every  headquarters,  on  a  table  in  some  convenient  part  of 
the  room,  in  accordance  with  a  time-honored  custom,  sat  a  box 
of  cigars.  These  were  hospitably  offered  to  delegates  and  but 
rarely  declined.  In  the  three  days  preceding  the  convention, 
thousands  of  cigars  were  thus  given  away  and  consumed ;  many 
more  thousands  were  smoked  before  the  contest  was  ended  and 
before  candidates  had  finished  courting  the  favor  of  the  dele- 


168 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  169 

gate.  In  the  headquarters,  and  outside  in  the  corridors  of  the 
hotel,  the  air  was  constantly  filled  with  the  blue  haze  of  tobacco 
smoke.  One  of  the  candidates  went  farther  than  the  others 
and  literally  "  opened  a  barrel."  This  was  State  Senator  Len 
Small,  of  Kankakee,  candidate  for  State  Treasurer.  The  barrel 
he  opened  was  filled  with  apples,  which  were  eagerly  grabbed  up 
by  the  delegates  who  flocked  into  his  quarters. 

None  of  the  candidates,  either  for  Governor  or  for  the  other 
offices,  attempted  to  remain  in  his  headquarters  all  of  the  time  dur- 
ing the  day.  Each  moved  in  and  out,  passing  through  the  dense 
crowd  in  the  hotel,  shaking  hands,  engaging  in  a  momentary 
conversation  here  and  there,  then  perhaps  going  off  with  some 
of  his  lieutenants  or  with  some  doubtful  delegate,  or  some  impor- 
tant local  party  leader,  to  discuss  some  phase  of  the  situation  in  the 
privacy  of  a  room  in  a  remote  corner  of  the  hotel.  For  most  of 
the  candidates,  especially  those  for  the  nomination  for  Governor, 
had  rooms  outside  of  their  public  headquarters,  in  which  they 
were  accustomed  to  hold  private  conferences.  The  location  of 
these  rooms  to  some  extent  was  kept  a  secret.  Thus,  Mr.  Deneen 
had  room  213  on  the  parlor  floor;  Colonel  Lowden,  rooms  52 
and  53,  on  the  third  floor ;  Mr.  Hamlin,  room  220,  on  the  third 
floor;  Governor  Yates,  room  150,  and  much  of  the  time  room  59, 
which  had  been  assigned  to  A.  L.  French,  J.  S.  Neville  and  F.  H. 
Rowe ;  Colonel  Warner,  room  57,  on  the  third  floor.  Mr.  Sher- 
man had  no  room  in  the  hotel  outside  of  his  headquarters,  but  he 
was  frequently  in  conference  in  a  room  in  a  less  public  place 
within  a  block  of  the  hotel. 

THE   "MINOR"    CANDIDATES. 

The  candidates  for  the  so-called  "  minor  "  offices,  while  they 
had  no  lack  of  visitors  in  their  headquarters,  and  experienced  no 
difficulty  in  emptying  their  cigar  boxes,  found  the  utmost  indif- 
ference exhibited  among  delegates  regarding  everything  except 
the  Governorship.  Senator  Small,  for  State  Treasurer,  perhaps 
had  made  the  most  headway  in  securing  instructed  and  pledged 
delegates.  He  had  had  back  of  him,  through  his  campaign,  the 
influence  of  Speaker  Cannon,  and  had  been  supported  by  many 
powerful  local  leaders,  and  now  he  was  in  a  strong  position. 
Both  Mr.  Stead  and  Mr.  Chiperfield  had  also  made  some  progress 


170 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


171 


in  delegate  getting;  but  very  few  of  the  other  candidates  for 
any  of  the  "  minor "  offices  made  any  pretense  of  having  any 
considerable  number  of  delegates  committed  to  their  candidacy. 
This  unusual  condition  had  prevailed  throughout  the  campaign 
that  had  just  ended,  and  was  due  to  the  fact  that  the  contest 
for  the  Governorship  had  been  of  such  character  as  to  over- 
shadow all  else  in  the  politics  of  the  State. 

The  list  of  candidates  for  offices  other  than  that  of  Governor 
included  the  following: 


MRS.   ELMINA  T.  SPRINGER. 

(CHICAGO.) 
ONE   OF    THE    CANDIDATES    FOR   THE    NOMINATION    FOR    UNIVERSITY    TRUSTEE. 


Lieutenant-Governor. —  Representative  W.  E.  Trautmann,  of  East  St. 
Louis ;  Representative  Thomas  Rinaker,  of  Carlinville ;  Col.  H.  V.  Fisher, 
of  Geneseo ;  Col.  Frank  L.  Smith,  of  Dwight ;  Col.  Robert  B.  Fort,  of 
Lacon ;  Col.  W.  J.  Conzelman,  of  Pekin,  and  Charles  E.  Selby,  of  Spring- 
field. 

Secretary  of  State. —  James  A.  Rose,  of  Golconda  (the  then  incum- 
bent) ;  Daniel  Hogan,  of  Mound  City;  M.  O.  Williamson,  of  Galesburg; 
William  Cisne,  of  Wayne  county. 


172 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


State  Treasurer. —  State  Senator  Len  Small,  of  Kankakee ;  C.  W. 
Andrews,  of  Chicago  (then  holding  office  of  Assistant  State  Treasurer)  ; 
Col.  Aden  Knoph,  of  Olney. 

Attorney-General. —  W.  H.  Stead,  of  Ottawa;  B.  M.  Chiperfield,  of 
Canton. 

Auditor  of  Public  Accounts. —  James  S.  McCullough,  of  Champaign 
(the  then  incumbent). 

Trustees  of  University  of  Illinois. —  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Busey,  of  Urbana, 
Champaign  county ;  Mrs.  Elmina  Springer,  of  Chicago ;  Mrs.  Corinne 
Buford  Eckley,  of  Chicago ;  Albert  Ebert,  of  Chicago ;  A.  F.  Nightingale, 
of  Chicago ;  James  L.  Frake,  of  Chicago ;  Dr.  Chas.  Davison,  of  Chicago ; 
W.  L.  Abbott,  of  Chicago ;  F.  L.  Hatch,  of  Spring  Grove,  McHenry  county ; 
Mrs.  Emma  Pratt  Llewellyn,  of  Chicago. 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 

MRS.    BUSEY   AND    SOME  OF   HER   FRIENDS. 

The  ladies,  from  the  right  to  the  left  of  the  picture,  are:  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Busey, 
Urbana;  Miss  Marietta  R.  Busey,  Urbana;  Mrs.  H.  M.  Dunlap,  Savoy;  Mrs.  T.  C. 
Beasley,  Champaign;  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Bills,  Urbana;  Miss  Jennie  Wetmore,  Cham- 
paign; Mrs.  A.  E.  Miller,  Champaign;  Mrs.  Kate  Busey,  Urbana;  Mrs.  S.  Lovejoy, 
Jacksonville;  Mrs.  N.  A.  Riley,  Urbana;  Mrs.  Jerome  Davidson,  Champaign. 


THE   UNIVERSITY   TRUSTEESHIP. 


Next  to  the  Governorship,  the  most  spirited  contest  was  over 
the  nomination  for  Trustee  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  located  at 
Champaign.  Three  trustees  were  to  be  nominated  by  the  conven- 
tion, and  it  had  been  conceded  in  advance  that  one  of  these  would 
be  a  woman.  It  was  the  rivalry  over  this  particular  place  that 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  173 

made  the  university  trusteeeship,  in  point  of  interest,  second  only 
to  the  big  battle  over  the  first  place  on  the  ticket. 

The  contest  was  principally  between  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Busey, 
wife  of  the  Hon.  S.  T.  Busey,  of  Urbana,  and  Mrs.  Elmina 
Springer,  of  Chicago.  A  convention  of  women  —  "  The  Illinois 
Woman's  Republican  Convention,"  it  was  named  —  had  been 
called  to  meet  in  the  State  House  on  the  nth,  for  the  purpose  of 
selecting  one  candidate  to  be  recommended  to  the  State  conven- 
tion which  was  to  convene  the  following  day.  There  had  been  no 
attempt  to  make  this  woman's  convention  a  delegate  body,  and 
it  was  charged  by  opponents  of  Mrs.  Springer  that  the  convention 
was  to  be  packed  in  her  interest.  Accordingly,  Mrs.  Busey 
advised  her  followers  to  remain  out  of  the  convention,  and  they 
kept  away.  The  result  was  that  the  woman's  convention  by  a 
unanimous  vote  gave  its  endorsement  to  Mrs.  Springer.  The  con- 
vention was  presided  over  temporarily  by  Mrs.  Alice  Abbott,  of 
Chicago,  one  of  the  university  trustees ;  Mrs.  Carrie  Thomas 
Alexander,  of  Belleville,  was  permanent  chairman,  and  Miss 
Mabel  Bowen,  of  Chicago,  was  secretary. 

Both  Mrs.  Busey  and  Mrs.  Springer  maintained  headquarters 
on  the  second  floor  of  the  Leland  hotel,  on  opposite  sides  of  the 
corridor.  Each  had  a  large  number  of  ladies  in  her  headquarters 
assisting  in  her  campaign.  Several  of  these  ladies  were  generally 
found  standing  in  the  corridor  just  outside  the  door  of  the  head- 
quarters of  her  candidate,  and  not  many  delegates  were  able  to 
pass  down  the  "  midway  "  without  being  invited  inside  to  meet 
Mrs.  Busey  or  Mrs.  Springer.  Instead  of  the  candidates'  cigars, 
the  ladies  in  Mrs.  Springer's  headquarters  served  ices  and  other 
refreshments  of  a  similar  character.  In  Mrs.  Busey's  headquar- 
ters, hundreds  of  carnations  were  distributed.  Here  there  were 
elaborate  decorations  of  flags  and  the  colors  of  the  University 
of  Illinois. 


174  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


CHAPTER  II. 

•  \ 

FORECASTING     RESULTS  —  AFTER     THE     FIRST     BALLOT, 
WHAT?  — A  YATES-LOWDEN   COMBINATION. 

But  practically  nothing  was  talked  of  among  the  delegates  as 
they  mingled  together  through  the  hotel  except  the  Governorship 
and  the  subsidiary  questions  relating  to  it  —  such  as  the  seating 
of  contested  delegations,  the  organization  of  the  convention,  etc. 
So  far  as  the  first  ballot  on  the  governorship  was  concerned, 
those  who  had  carefully  followed  the  contest  county  by  county 
were  able  to  arrive  at  a  fairly  accurate  estimate  of  what  each 
candidate  would  receive.  There  was,  of  course,  more  or  less 
uncertainty  in  any  estimate,  for  the  reason  that  only  about  half 
of  the  delegates  outside  of  Cook  county  had  been  instructed; 
while  large  numbers  of  the  uninstructed  delegates  were  claimed 
by  rival  candidates.  It  was  conceded  practically  by  everybody 
that  Governor  Yates  would  have  more  votes  than  any  of  his 
rivals ;  but  neither  the  Governor  nor  anybody  else  claimed  that 
he  would  have  enough  to  insure  his  nomination.  The  highest 
number  claimed  for  Yates  as  probable  on  the  first  ballot  was 
something  less  than  600  —  the  more  conservative  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's friends  claimed  from  500  to  525.  As  expressing  the 
average  judgment  of  the  situation,  the  following  forecast  of  the 
first  ballot  made  by  the  author,  in  the  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat, 
of  May  9,  is  quoted : 

Yates,  516;  Deneen,  388;  Lowden,  334;  Harnlin,  115;  Warner,  61 ; 
Sherman,  50;  Pierce,  35. 

This  forecast  proved  to  be  not  far  out  of  the  way.  It  was 
8*/3  votes  more  than  Yates  received ;  i }/$  more  than  Deneen's 
vote ;  20^/3  less  than  the  Lowden  vote ;  6  less  than  the  Hamlin 
vote ;  1 6  more  than  the  Warner  vote, :  and  37  less  than  the 
Sherman  vote,  while  Mr.  Pierce's  name  did  not  appear  on  the 
first  ballot  at  all. 

The  speculation  among  the  delegates  and  the  visiting  poli- 
ticians —  and  the  latter  were  even  more  numerous  than  the  dele- 
gates —  related  almost  entirely  to  what  would  probably  happen 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


175 


after  the  first  ballot.  As  the  contest  from  the  beginning  had 
been  one  of  "  Yates  against  the  field,"  his  opponents  —  or,  rather, 
their  lieutenants  and  partisans  —  were  practically  unanimous  in 
voicing  the  opinion  that  the  Governor's  delegates  would  not  stand 
solidly  back  of  him  beyond  three  or  four  ballots.  Then,  it  was 
argued,  there  would  be  a  break-up  —  and  as  to  what  would  happen 
then  all  sorts  of  things  were  predicted.  Probably  the  chief  reason 
why  the  Governor's  forces  were  expected  to  disintegrate  early 


From    a    photograph    by    F.     H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 
GUESSING   THE    RESULT. 

DELEGATES     DISCUSSING     THE     SITUATION      IN      FRONT     OF     THE     LELAND      HOTEL. 


was  that,  on  account  of  the  fight  having  been  directed  by  each  of 
the  candidates  against  him,  thus  making  him  the  issue  in  the 
choice  of  delegates,  he  could  expect,  less  than  any  of  the 
others,  to  make  gains ;  while  most  of  the  other  candidates  were 
in  a  position,  in  case  of  a  break-up,  to  get  some  of  the  Yates 


176  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

delegates.  That  was  the  anti-Yates  view  of  the  situation.  The 
Governor  himself  took  the  ground  that  all  of  his  delegates  had 
been  selected  "  under  fire,  at  the  point  of  the  bayonet,"  and  that 
they  would  stand  by  him  even  more  loyally  and  steadfastly  than 
the  supporters  of  any  other  candidate. 

LONG    SESSION    NOT    EXPECTED. 

Nobody  expected  the  convention  to  be  in  session  beyond  three 
days.     Most  of  the  delegates  had  planned  to  get  away  at  the 


HON.  LUMAN  T.   HOY. 

(WOODSTOCK.) 
SECRETARY  OF  THE  STATE   CONVENTION   OF   1904  U.   S.    APPRAISER  OF   MERCHANDISE   AT 

CHICAGO. 

Born  in  McHenry  county,  Illinois,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  retail  drug  busi- 
ness in  Woodstock  for  thirty-five  years.  He  has  always  taken  a  very  active  interest 
in  politics  and  for  the  past  fourteen  years  has  been  chairman  of  the  McHenry  County 
Central  Committee.  In  the  spring  of  1899  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  State  Board 
of  Pharmacy,  remaining  in  that  position  until  February  i,  1904,  when  he  was  appointed 
United  States  Appraiser  of  Merchandise  at  the  port  of  Chicago.  He  has  served  his 
Congressional  district  as  a  member  of  the  State  Committee  for  the  past  six  years  and 
has  acted  part  of  that  time  as  secretary  of  the  committee.  Mr.  Hoy  was  chairman  of 
the  committee  which  conducted  the  campaign  of  Hon.  A.  J.  Hopkins  for  the  United 
States  Senate. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  Ill 

end  of  the  second  day  (Friday).  There  were  many  who  believed 
that,  with  the  disposition  -of  contests  made  a  matter  of  agreement, 
the  work  of  the  convention  could  be  wound  up  in  one  day.  That, 
indeed,  was  the  hopeful  view  expressed  by  Speaker  Cannon  on 
taking  the  gavel  as  Temporary  Chairman. 

Those  who  made  these  predictions,  of  course,  based  them 
upon  the  record  of  past  State  conventions,  and  therein  they  were 
justified;  for,  in  the  history  of  the  State,  only  one  Republican 
convention  had  extended  its  sessions  beyond  two  days.  That 
was  the  State  convention  of  1880,  when  John  A.  Logan  had  cham- 
pioned General  Grant  in  the  bitter  contest  that  was  waged  over 
the  question  of  instructing  for  Grant,  who  was  a  candidate 
for  a  third  term.  At  the  same  convention  Shelby  M.  Cullom, 
then  Governor,  was  a  candidate  for  renomination,  and  had  escaped 
defeat  by  Gen.  John  I.  Rinaker,  of  Carlinville,  by  a  dangerously 
narrow  margin  of  votes.  The  Presidential  fight  and  the  Gov- 
ernorship contest  had  kept  the  convention  of  1880  in  session  for 
three  days  and  had  given  it  a  distinct  place  in  convention  his- 
tory. A  few  of  the  men  prominent  in  the  convention  of  1880 
were  now  in  Springfield  to  attend  the  convention  of  1904,  which 
was  destined  to  make  the  former  one  appear,  by  contrast,  trivial 
and  commonplace.  John  A.  Logan,  who  had  been  the  leading 
figure  in  the  earlier  convention,  had  long  since  passed  away. 
But  Shelby  M.  Cullom,  who,  next  to  Logan,  was  the  largest 
figure  in  that  convention,  and  who  had  been  continuously  con- 
spicuous in  party  affairs  ever  since  —  having  been  elevated  to  the 
United  States  Senatorship  in  1882  and  being  now  the  senior 
Senator  from  Illinois  —  was  on  the  ground  to  witness  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  convention  and,  perchance,  to  have  something  to  say 
about  its  proceedings.  General  Rinaker,  who  had  nearly  defeated 
Governor  Cullom  in  1880,  was  now  a  familiar  figure  in  the  cor- 
ridors of  the  hotel  and  in  the  headquarters  of  his  son,  Thomas 
Rinaker,  one  of  the  candidates  for  the  nomination  for  lieutenant- 
governor.  Gen.  Greenbury  L.  Fort,  who  had  been  a  candi- 
date for  Governor  in  the  convention  of  1880,  was  dead ;  but  his 
son.  Col.  Robert  B.  Fort,  was  now  in  Springfield  as  a  candidate 
for  lieutenant-governor.  Col.  Clark  E.  Carr,  of  Galesburg,  who 
also  had  been  a  gubernatorial  candidate  in  1880,  was  present. 
Scattered  among  the  delegates  were  many  who  had  a  personal 
recollection  of  the  three-day  convention  held  twenty-four  years 

12 


178 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


before.  Perhaps  not  one  of  their  number  had  the  slightest  idea 
that  they  were  now  going  into  a  convention  which  would  far 
surpass  the  earlier  one  in  the  length  of  its  duration  and  with 
respect  to  the  unusual  character  of  its  proceedings. 

Senator    Cullom    was    among    the    earliest    arrivals,    having 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 
A    STREET    CONFERENCE. 

W.     SCOTT     COWEN      AND     A.      HANBY     JONES,     TWO     YATES     LEADERS,     TALKING     THINGS     OVER. 


reached  Springfield  on  Monday  and  taken  a  room  at  the  Leland 
hotel.  There  had  been  some  newspaper  talk  coupling  his  name  with 
the  Vice-Presidential  nomination.  In  1896  and  for  some  years 
prior  to  that  time,  Senator  Cullom  had  been  regarded  as  a  Presi- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


179 


dential  possibility.  The  use  of  his  name  now  in  connection  with 
the  Vice-Presidency  excited  much  interest.  When  he  arrived  in 
Springfield  he  dismissed  the  story  as  being  absolutely  without 
foundation,  intimating  at  the  same  time  that  he  would  not  accept 
the  nomination  were  it  tendered  him ;  and  nothing  more  was 
heard  of  the  Cullom  Vice-Presidential  boom  during  the  conven- 
tion. 


From    a    photograph    by    F.    H.    Wagner,    staff    photographer    Chicago    Record-Herald. 
SENATOR  CULLOM  DISCUSSING  THE  SITUATION. 

THE     SENATOR     IS     TALKING     WITH     A     FRIEND     AT     THE     ENTRANCE     TO     THE     LELAND     HOTEL. 


SENATOR  CULLOM  TALKS. 

There  was  much  speculation  as  to  the  part  Senator  Cullom 
would  take  in  the  gubernatorial  contest.  The  newspapers  had 
but  recently  published  a  story  to  the  effect  that  Senators  Cul- 
lom and  Hopkins  and  Speaker  Cannon  had  agreed  to  exert  their 
joint  efforts  for  the  nomination  of  a  "  harmony  "  candidate  for 
Governor.  When  his  attention  was  called  to  this  story,  Senator 


180  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Cullom,  in  a  published  interview,  said  that  the  same  story  had 
been  printed  during  the  previous  summer.  He  added : 

"  The  first  I  knew  of  it  was  when  I  saw  it  in  the  papers. 
About  that  time  I  met  Mr.  Cannon  and  we  exchanged  some 
comments  about  it.  I  remember  that  I  remarked  that  I  guessed 
we  could  put  off  that  little  job  until  I  got  back  from  the  trip  I 
was  taking,  and  he  laughingly  coincided  with  me.  We  have 
never  discussed  the  matter  since.  There  was,  of  course,  nothing 
in  the  story.  I  suppose  it  grew  out  of  the  desire  on  the  part  of 
somebody  that  we  should  do  what  we  were  alleged  to  be  plan- 
ning to  do.  I  remember  a  gentleman  who  wanted  to  run  for 
Governor  came  to  me  and  said  that,  if  I  had  any  objections,  he 
would  keep  out  of  the  fight.  I  told  him  I  had  nothing  on  earth 
to  do  with  it  and  would  have  nothing  to  do  with  it.  That  has 
been  my  position  all  through  this  contest." 

Kindly  personal  feeling  between  the  candidates  for  Gov- 
ernor was  exhibited  immediately  after  the  opening  of  their  head- 
quarters on  the  morning  of  Tuesday,  the  loth,  when  nearly  all 
of  them  exchanged  calls,  shaking  hands  and  chatting  pleasantly 
for  a  few  minutes.  Governor  Yates  was  the  first  to  start  out  on 
a  calling  tour  through  the  hotel.  He  called  at  the  headquarters 
of  all  the  other  candidates.  Soon  afterward  there  was  a  general 
exchange  of  calls  among  the  candidates,  not  only  the  candidates 
for  Governor,  but  for  the  "  minor  "  offices. 

The  first  questions  to  be  settled  that  in  any  wise  affected  the 
Governorship  nomination  related  to  the  make-up  of  the  temporary 
roll  of  delegates.  Contests  had  developed  in  eleven  counties, 
involving  the  right  of  112  delegates  to  seats  in  the  convention.  A 
meeting  of  the  State  Central  Committee  had  been  called  to  be 
held  on  Tuesday,  the  loth,  for  the  purpose  of  making  up  the 
temporary  roll  of  the  convention,  for  the  selection  .of  temporary 
officers,  and  for  the  completion  of  convention  arrangements  gen- 
erally. It  was  the  province  of  the  committee  to  determine  which 
of  the  contesting  delegations  should  be  seated  in  the  temporary 
organization  —  it  being  left  to  the  Credentials  Committee  of  the 
convention,  of  course,  to  decide  which  should  be  permanently 
seated.  Some  of  the  contests  had  little  justification,  while  others 
were  of  a  character  that  a  decision  either  way  could  be  made 
upon  the  merits  of  the  case.  Under  these  circumstances  it  became 
chiefly  a  question  of  what  forces  should  control  the  action  of 


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181 


the  State  Committee.  It  was  evident  that  either  Yates  and  Deneen 
or  Yates  and  Lowden,  in  combination,  could  control  the  commit- 
tee by  a  large  majority;  and  it  was  only  a  question  of  which 
combination  should  be  made.  Mr.  Deneen  had  very  little  at 
stake  in  the  country,  his  delegates  nearly  all  being  from  Cook 
county.  Governor  Yates  was  interested  in  every  county  in  which 
there  was  a  contest.  Judge  Hamlin  was  interested  in  most  of 
them,  and  Colonel  Lowden  in  several. 


HON.   ASA   C.    MATTHEWS. 

(PITTSFIELD.) 

DISCUSSED   AS   A    "DARK    HORSE"    CANDIDATE    FOR    GOVERNOR    DURING    DEADLOCK PROMINENT 

IN     POLITICS. 

Born  in  Pike  County,  Illinois,  and  graduated  from  Illinois  College,  Jacksonville, 
with  the  class  of  '55.  He  read  law  under  Milton  Hay  and  D.  H.  Gilmer,  being  ad- 
mitted to  the  practice  in  1858,  marrying  Miss  Ann  Ross  the  same  year.  He  practiced 
his  profession  in  Pittsfield  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  when  he  enlisted  in 
Company  C,  Ninty-ninth  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  continued  with  that  regiment  until 
mustered  out  in  1865,  returning  to  Pittsfield.  He  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Internal 
Revenue  by  President  Grant  and  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  in  1867,  serving  several 
terms  and  being  elected  Speaker  of  the  House  in  1888.  He  was  appointed  Comptroller 
of  the  Treasury  in  1889  by  President  Harrison,  resigning  soon  after  the  beginning  of 
the  second  Cleveland  administration.  He  has  since  practiced  law  in  Pittsfield. 


182  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

STATE  COMMITTEE  ACTS  ON  CONTESTS. 
The  combination  that  was  actually  made  did  not  develop  until 
the  State  Committee  got  together  and  there  was  a  showing  of 
hands  in  the  Sangamon  county  contest.  This  was  decided  by  a 
vote  of  twenty-five  to  nine  in  favor  of  the  Yates  against  the 
Hamlin  delegates.  Then  it  was  clear  that  Governor  Yates  and 
Colonel  Lowden,  through  their  friends  on  the  committee,  had 
entered  into  an  alliance  for  the  determination  of  the  contests. 
The  roll-call  in  the  committee  on  this  test  vote  was  as  follows : 

For  Yates  Delegation. —  E.  J.   Magerstadt,  E.  H.   Morris    (by  Judge 
Hanecy,  proxy),  A.  J.  Johnson,  T.   N.  Jamieson,  J.  J.   McKenna,  J.   E. 


HON.  JAMES  McKINNEY. 

(ALEDO.) 
PROMINENT    IN    STATE    POLITICS  A    SUPPORTER    OF    JUDGE    SHERMAN    IN    CAMPAIGN    OF 

1903-4. 

Born  in  Henderson  county,  Illinois,  and  has  lived  in  Aledo  since  1873.  In  1874 
he  became  connected  with  the  Aledo  bank  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  president 
of  that  institution.  He  is  now  serving  his  third  term  as  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Council  of  the  Illinois  State  Bankers'  Association.  He  was  made  a  member  of  the 
Republican  State  Central  Committee  in  1894  and  has  served  on  that  body  ever  since. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  during  the  campaign  of  1900,  giving  his 
entire  time  to  the  business  of  the  committee.  The  following  year  he  was  appointed  as 
a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commissioners,  but  resigned 
in  1902. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  183 

Bidwell,  W.  J.  Moxley,  all  of  Chicago;  L.  T.  Hoy,  Woodstock;  J.  R. 
Cowley,  Freeport ;  John  H.  Pierce,  Kewanee ;  R.  B.  Fort,  Lacon ;  Len 
Small,  Kankakee;  F.  H.  Blane,  Petersburg;  J.  J.  Brown,  Vandalia;  Ran- 
dolph Smith,  Flora;  Daniel  Hogan,  Mound  City;  W.  Scott  Cowen,  Shan- 
non ;  Fred  H.  Rowe,  Jacksonville ;  J.  S.  Neville,  Bloomington ;  J.  H. 
Duncan,  Marion ;  C.  J.  Lindley,  Greenyille ;  C.  E.  Snively,  Canton ;  A.  J. 
Anderson,  Rockford ;  C.  R.  Paul,  Springfield.  Total,  25. 

For  Hamlin  Delegation. —  C.  S.  Deneen  (by  Roy  O.  West,  proxy), 
Phil  Knopf,  James  H.  Burke,  State  Treasurer  Fred  A.  Busse,  James  Pease, 
all  of  Chicago ;  C.  T.  Cherry,  Oswego ;  James  McKinney,  Aledo ;  C.  G. 
Eckhart,  Tuscola ;  W.  J.  Butler,  Springfield.  Total,  9. 

This  was  the  only  vote  by  roll-call  taken  in  the  committee, 
all  the  other  contests  being  decided  practically  without  opposi- 
tion. Representatives  of  all  the  contesting  delegations  were  given 
a  hearing  before  the  committee  and  then  a  vote  was  taken.  The 
hearing  of  the  contests  was  not  concluded  until  Wednesday. 

By  the  action  of  the  State  Committee,  Yates  and  Lowden  got 
all  of  the  delegates  in  the  eleven  contested  counties.  These  were 
apportioned  as  follows : 

Yates  —  Cumberland,  5;  Fayette,  7 ;  Fulton,  15;  Greene,  5; 
Johnson,  5 ;  Montgomery,  9 ;  Randolph,  8 ;  Sangamon,  24 ; 
total,  78. 

Lowden  —  Clinton,  5  ;   Marion,  8;  Rock  Island,  21 ;  total,  34. 

The  candidate  who  lost  most  by  this  adjustment  was  Judge 
Hamlin,  whose  loss  of  delegates  claimed  was  63.  Judge  Sher- 
man lost  15. 

The  Yates-Lowden  combination  on  the  State  Committee  con- 
stituted almost  the  only  topic  of  gossip  and  speculation  Tuesday 
night.  There  were  many  who  believed  that  the  combination 
would  continue  clear  through  the  convention,  ultimately  deter- 
mining the  nomination  for  Governor;  but,  as  a  matter  of  fact, 
it  was  limited  strictly  to  the  question  of  the  seating  of  the  con- 
tested delegations.  It  was  not  contemplated  by  either  Yates  or 
Lowden  that  it  should  extend  any  farther ;  for  neither  was 
as  yet  ready  to  admit  the  necessity  for  a  combination  to  control 
the  nomination,  but  each  was  hoping  that  after  the  initial  ballot 
he  would  be  able,  under  the  conditions  that  might  prevail  at 
the  moment,  to  make  a  winning  alliance  or  to  make,  independently 
of  other  candidates,  such  accessions  as  might  be  necessary  to 
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PART  TWO:    THE  CONTENTION.  185 


CHAPTER  III. 

"UNCLE  JOE"   CANNON   PICKED   FOR   CHAIRMAN  — EVE  OF 
CONVENTION  — CANDIDATES    HOPEFUL. 

Over  the  organization  of  the  convention,  aside  from  the 
disposition  of  the  contested  cases,  there  was  no  sort  of  difference 
among  the  members  of  the  State  Committee.  For  several  days 
there  had  been  a  tacit  understanding  that  Joseph  G.  Cannon,  of 
Danville,  Speaker  of  the  National  House  of  Representatives, 
would  be  both  temporary  and  permanent  chairman.  It  is  uncer- 
tain who  made  the  first  suggestion  of  Mr.  Cannon  for  chairman. 
It  is  said  that  when  the  matter  was  first  mentioned  to  him  he 
stated  that  if  there  was  the  slightest  opposition  on  the  part  of 
any  candidate  he  would  not  accept  the  chairmanship.  There  was, 
however,  no  opposition  from  any  source,  and  when  in  the  com- 
mittee meeting,  W.  Scott  Cowen  moved  that  Mr.  Cannon  be 
selected  for  temporary  chairman  of  the  convention,  the  motion 
prevailed  by  a  unanimous  vote. 

"  Uncle  Joe,"  as  Mr.  Cannon  was  familiarly  called,  had  long 
been  a  national  figure.  For  more  than  thirty  years,  with  the 
interruption  of  but  a  single  term,  he  had  served  his  district  in 
Congress.  He  had  distinguished  himself  in  many  ways,  particu- 
larly as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Appropriations ;  and  upon 
the  convening  of  the  fifty-eighth  Congress  in  December,  1903, 
he  had  been  elevated  to  the  Speakership  of  the  House.  Recently 
there  had  been  much  talk  of  him  in  connection  with  the  Vice- 
Presidency;  indeed,  it  seemed  at  one  time  as  if  his  nomination 
for  that  office  were  inevitable ;  but  he  had  positively  declared 
that  he  would  not  accept  the  Vice-Presidency  under  any  circum- 
stances, regarding  the  Speakership  of  the  House  as  being,  next 
to  the  Presidency,  the  highest  office  under  the  Government  of 
the  United  States.  Born  in  North  Carolina,  a  descendant  from 
Quaker  ancestry,  he  had,  in  his  youth,  emigrated  with  his  parents 
to  Indiana.  In  the  Wabash  valley,  he  had  gotten  his  first  school- 
ing. Left  fatherless  at  fifteen,  he  had  been  forced  to  make 
his  own  way.  His  education  had  been  obtained  mainly  from 


186  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

the  meager  stock  of  books  of  the  pioneer  community  —  the  Bible, 
Shakespeare,  Plutarch's  Lives,  and  a  few  others.  But  Nature 
had  been  generous  in  her  endowments,  and  "  Joe  "  Cannon  had 
risen,  through  native  pluck  and  genius,  a  fine  and  typical  product 
of  the  early  West.  He  had  gotten  upon  the  political  stage  in 
time  to  be  a  contemporary  of  Lincoln ;  he  had  belonged  to  the 
same  school  of  political  orators  as  had  Richard  J.  Oglesby  and 
a  score  of  others  prominent  in  the  Civil  War  era ;  and  now 
people  thought  of  him  as  one  of  the  survivors  of  a  former  genera- 
tion of  statesmen  and  party  leaders.* 

The  exalted  place  occupied  by  Mr.  Cannon,  in  an  official 
way  and  in  the  public  mind,  gave  the  assurance  to  all  candi- 
dates that,  whatever  his  private  opinions  or  preferences  might 
be,  all  could  depend  on  his  rulings  to  be  fair  and  in  strict  accord 
with  parliamentary  usage.  Mr.  Cannon  arrived  in  Springfield  on 
Tuesday,  two  days  in  advance  of  the  convention.  He  said  that 
he  was  not  a  candidate  for  chairman,  and  professed  ignorance 
as  to  the  purposes  of  the  committee  or  of  the  candidates  with 
respect  to  the  chairmanship.  His  selection  for  that  position  was 
formally  made  by  the  committee  on  the  following  day,  with  the 
tacit  understanding  on  the  part  of  all  that  the  temporary  organiza- 
tion would  be  made  permanent  by  the  action  of  the  convention 
itself. 

The  State  Committee,  also  by  a  unanimous  vote,  selected 
Luman  T.  Hoy,  of  Woodstock,  for  temporary  secretary.  Mr. 
Hoy  was  at  the  time  secretary  of  the  State  Committee.  He  had 
been  prominent  in  State  politics  for  a  number  of  years,  having 
some  months  earlier  been  appointed  to  the  office  of  United 
States  Appraiser  of  Merchandise  at  Chicago.  The  committee 


*  Joseph  G.  Cannon  was  born  in  Guilford,  N.  C,  May  7,  1836,  and  in  his  youth 
removed  with  his  family  to  the  West  —  first  to  Indiana,  then  to  Illinois,  locating  in 
Danville.  By  profession,  he  is  a  lawyer,  and  has  served  two  terms  as  State's 
Attorney  of  Vermilion  county,  being  elected  in  1861  and  serving  until  1868.  He  is 
largely  interested  in  local  banking  institutions  and  public  utilities.  In  1872,  he 
was  elected  to  Congress  from  what  was  then  the  Fifteenth  District  and  has  been 
reflected  biennially  ever  since,  except  in  1890,  when  he  was  defeated  for  the  Fifty- 
second  Congress  by  Samuel  T.  Busey,  his  opponent.  He  was  reflected  to  the  Fifty- 
third  Congress,  and  in  the  Fifty-fourth  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  important  Com- 
mittee on  Appropriations,  where  he  acquitted  himself  with'  distinction.  Upon 
the  retirement  of  Speaker  Henderson,  Mr.  Cannon  was,  in  December,  1903,  elected 
Speaker  of  the  House,  a  position  which  he  has  filled  with  great  credit  to  himself 
and  to  his  State. 

Before  his  election  to  the  Speakership,  he  had  been  mentioned,  at  various  times 
in  the  past,  for  United  States  Senator;  but  he  had  never  been  an  active  contestant 
for  the  honor.  His  activity  in  politics  began  before  the  Civil  War;  he  was  present 
at  the  Republican  State  convention  held  in  Decatur  in  1860  when  Abraham  Lincoln 
received  instructions  for  the  Presidency.  He  was  chairman  of  the  State  conventions 
of  1886,  1902  and  1904. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  187 

agreed  that  each  candidate  for  Governor  should  be  permitted  to 
name  an  assistant  secretary. 


A   "ROUND-UP"    AT    THE   MANSION. 

Wednesday,  the  nth  of  May,  was  a  busy  one  for  the  candi- 
dates. All  of  the  delegates  were  now  gathered  at  the  State 
capital.  It  was  the  business  of  each  candidate  to  see  personally 
as  many  of  the  delegates  as  possible,  more  especially  those  who 
had  been  classed  as  doubtful  and  those  whose  recognized  leader- 
ship gave  them  some  degree  of  influence  over  others.  Governor 
Yates  spent  the  greater  part  of  the  day  at  the  Executive  Mansion. 


From  a  photograph  by  Alderman   Frank  L.    Race,   of   Chicago. 
A  DELEGATE'S  SLEEPING  QUARTERS. 


He  had  arranged  to  meet  there  all  of  his  delegates.  The  "  round- 
up "  began  at  9  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  continued,  with  an 
hour's  intermission  for  lunch,  until  5  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 
The  Governor  personally  received  the  delegates  instructed  for  or 


188  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

friendly  to  him  from  the  fifteen  Congressional  districts  outside  of 
Cook  county.  Each  district  was  allotted  a  half-hour,  and  in  that 
time  the  situation  was  discussed  informally  by  the  Governor  and 
the  delegates.  The  result  of  these  conferences  was  that  the  Gov- 
ernor was  able  to  confirm  his  previous  estimate  of  at  least  500 
votes  on  the  first  ballot.  In  the  evening  he  addressed  a  meeting 
of  his  delegates  at  his  general  headquarters  opposite  the  Leland 
hotel.  He  urged  his  delegates  to  stand  firm,  and  not  to  become 
alarmed  at  any  apparent  falling  off  of  his  strength.  He  warned 
them  that  on  the  first  ballot  they  might  expect  him  to  get  a  num- 
ber of  votes  which  on  the  next  ballot  would  be  cast  for  another 
candidate,  for  the  purpose  of  creating  the  impression  that  his 
vote  was  on  the  decline.  The  day's  work  .for  the  Governor's 
lieutenants  was  not  concluded  until  midnight,  when  a  select  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  one  man  from  each  Congressional  district, 
went  to  the  Executive  Mansion  and  submitted  a  final  report  on 
the  situation  in  the  several  districts. 

The  other  candidates  were  equally  busy.  Deneen,  Lowden 
and  Hamlin  each  conferred  with  practically  all  of  his  delegates 
at  some  time  during  the  day,  and  at  midnight  each  candidate 
felt  confident  of  his  standing  at  the  opening  of  the  battle  of  the 
ballots. 

CANDIDATES    MAKE    STATEMENTS. 

The  following  statements  by  candidates  or  their  campaign 
managers  were  made  late  that  night  for  publication  in  a  Chicago 
newspaper  the  following  morning: 

Roy  O.  West,  campaign  manager  for  Charles  S.  Deneen :  "  The  pros- 
pects were  never  brighter  for  Mr.  Deneen's  nomination  than  they  are 
to-night.  He  is  gaining  strength  hourly,  and  we  believe  he  will  continue 
to  gain  with  each  ballot." 

E.  J.  Murphy,  campaign  manager  for  Governor  Yates :  "  We  honestly 
believe  Governor  Yates  will  be  renominated.  To-day  528  delegates  visited 
him  and  pledged  him  their  votes  in  convention." 

State  Senator  C.  H.  Hughes,  campaign  manager  for  Colonel  Lowden : 
"  On  the  second  ballot  Mr.  Lowden  will  make  a  gain,  and  the  third  or 
fourth  roll-call  ought  to  give  him  the  nomination." 

Lawrence  Y.  Sherman,  candidate :  "  I  have  no  reason  to  feel  discour- 
aged regarding  my  prospects,  but  I  do  not  care  to  make  a  prediction  con- 
cerning my  strength." 

H.  J.  Hamlin,  candidate :  "  I  am  perfectly  satisfied  with  the  situation. 
I  am  satisfied  I  will  get  a  good  proportion  of  the  uninstructed  delegates 
when  I  want  them." 

R.  A.  Lemon,  campaign  manager  for  Colonel  Warner :  "  We  are 
strictly  out  of  the  combinations.  Congressman  Warner  will  get  the  nomi- 
nation as  the  second  choice  of  a  majority  of  the  floor  members." 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  189 

The  newspaper  correspondents,  acute  and  well  trained  observ- 
ers, differed  widely  in  the  forecasts  which  they  sent  to  their 
respective  papers  that  night.  These  are  indicated  by  some  of 
the  headlines  which  appeared  the  following  morning.  The  head- 
lines published  in  the  Illinois  State  Journal  were  as  follows: 

Yates  Appears  Certain  to  Win  —  Developments  of  Day  Preceding 
State  Convention  Indicate  His  Renomination  —  Cullom  Works  for  Low- 
den  —  Instructs  Federal  Employes  to  Exert  Their  Influence  in  Chicagoan's 
Behalf  —  Turns  Down  Home  Friends  —  Senator  Is  Deaf  to  the  Appeal  of 
Loyal  Neighbors  Who  Beseech  Him  to  Stand  By  Them  in  Convention. 

The  Chicago  Inter  Ocean  had  the  following  headlines : 

Governor  Yates  in  the  Lead  —  All  His  Delegates  Pledged  to  Stand 
By  Him  to  the  End  —  Round-up  Is  Held  at  Executive  Mansion  Prelimi- 
nary to  the  Convention  To-day  and  Professions  of  Confidence  in  Govern- 
or's Renomination  Are  the  Result  —  Caucuses  and  Combination  Talk- 
Mark  Every  Hour  —  First  Test  of  Strength  in  Open  Convention  Will  Be 
on  the  Contests,  with  Sangamon  County  as  the  Basis  —  Congressman 
Warner's  Friends  Greatly  Encouraged  by  Reports  of  Strong  Support  to 
Be  Given  Him  if  a  Break-up  Comes. 

The  Chicago  Tribune's  headlines  were  as  follows : 

Three  in  Race  for  Governor  —  Combines  Fail  —  Only  Cooperation  in 
Evidence  Is  the  Determination  of  all  Others  to  Down  Lowden  —  Deneen 
Ranks  Are  Firm. 

The  Record-Herald's  headlines  were  as  follows : 

Convention  Eve  Finds  Deneen  in  Strong  Position  —  Lowden  and 
Yates  Make  Frantic  Efforts  to  Trade,  but  the  State's  Attorney  "  Stands 
Pat " —  Two  Slates  Are  Put  Up  —  One  Creates  New  Congressional 
Machine,  While  the  Other  Has  Present  Governor  at  Its  Head. 

Thus  the  contest  stood  on  the  night  of  the  nth  of  May. 
There  was  a  general  expectation  that  the  balloting  would  begin 
and  perhaps  end  some  time  the  following  day.  There  was  not 
much  disagreement  as  to  the  probable  outcome  of  the  first  bal- 
lot, but  there  was,  as  to  subsequent  proceedings,  so  large  an 
element  of  uncertainty  —  so  many  recognized  possibilities  —  that 
the  opening  of  the  convention  on  the  following  day  was  'awaited 
with  breathless  interest  by  the  thousands  who  had  assembled  in 
Springfield,  either  to  witness  or  to  participate  in  the  nomination 
of  a  candidate  for  Governor. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  191 


CHAPTER  IV. 

FIRST  DAY  OF  CONVENTION,  THURSDAY,  MAY  12  — OPENING 
SCENES  — CHAIRMAN  CANNON'S  ADDRESS. 

At  last  Thursday,  the  I2th  of  May,  was  at  hand.  Delegates 
were  up  early,  eager  for  the  big  events  that  the  hours  rapidly 
approaching  were  to  bring  forth.  Many  of  them  had  not  taken 
the  trouble  to  go  to  bed  during  the  night,  so  intense  had  been 
their  interest.  By  9  o'clock  they  were  strolling  leisurely  toward 
the  Capitol,  where,  at  10  o'clock,  the  delegates  were  to  meet  in 
the  Congressional  District  caucuses  that  were  to  select  the  mem- 
bers of  the  various  convention  committees,  delegates  to  the 
national  convention,  etc.  These  meetings,  according  to  practice, 
were  to  be  held  in  separate  rooms,  scattered  through  the  Capitol 
building. 

Many  of  the  caucuses  were  held  without  incidents  of  note, 
there  being  no  disagreement  on  any  point,  and  the  action  of  the 
caucuses  being  a  mere  formality  —  the  selections  for  several 
places  to  be  filled  having  been  virtually  made  by  the  district 
leaders  on  the  previous  day.  In  some  of  the  districts,  however, 
there  were  lively  contests,  especially  in  the  4th,  6th,  I7th  and 
2  ist  districts.  In  the  latter,  two  caucuses  were  held  simultane- 
ously in  the  same  room  —  the  reception  room  of  the  Governor's 
office.  Pandemonium  reigned,  and  but  few  present  except  the 
chairmen  of  the  respective  caucuses  had  any  idea  of  what  was 
happening. 

An  interesting  feature  of  the  district  caucuses  was  their  action 
regarding  the  Vice-Presidency.  Speaker  Cannon  had  in  advance 
served  notice  that  he  must  not  be  considered  in  that  connection. 
In  order  to  discourage  any  movement  for  his  own  endorsement 
for  the  Vice-Presidency,  Speaker  Cannon  on  the  previous  eve- 
ning had  called  a  conference  of  a  number  of  Congressmen  to 
consider  the  Vice-Presidential  question.  Besides  the  Speaker,  the 
number  present  included  Congressmen  Lorimer,  Prince,  Graff, 
Rodenberg,  Warner  and  Smith.  At  this  conference  it  was 
agreed  to  work  for  the  endorsement  of  Senator  Fairbanks  of 


192  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Indiana,    and   the   following   resolution,   to  be   presented   to  the 
convention,  was  drawn  up : 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  convention  that  in  the  person  of 
the  Hon.  Charles  W.  Fairbanks,  the  able,  accomplished  and  experienced 
statesman  and  United  States  Senator  from  Indiana,  the  Republican  party 
has  a  most  valuable  and  acceptable  candidate  for  Vice-President  of  the 
United  States. 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  that  the  delegates  from  Illinois  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention  support  him  for  the  nomination  for  this 
great  and  important  office. 

Pursuant  to  this  action  a  number  of  district  caucuses  endorsed 
Senator  Fairbanks.  A  number  of  others,  however  (including 
the  1 2th,  1 8th  and  22d),  adopted  resolutions  endorsing  Congress- 
man Hitt,  of  Illinois,  for  the  Vice-Presidential  nomination.  Mr. 
Hitt  had  been  casually  mentioned  in  that  connection,  but  he  had 
not  been  a  candidate,  and  it  was  generally  supposed  that  he  did 
not  desire  the  nomination.  It  was  on  this  assumption  that  Speaker 
Cannon  and  his  Congressional  associates  had  decided  to  support 
Fairbanks.  During  the  morning,  word  was  received  from  Wash- 
ington that  Congressman  Hitt  would  not  be  averse  to  accepting 
the  Vice-Presidency  —  that,  in  fact,  he  would  feel  complimented 
by  an  endorsement  at  the  hands  of  his  party  in  his  own  State. 
This  changed  the  situation  altogether  and  the  proposition  to 
endorse  Senator  Fairbanks  was  abandoned ;  and  later,  in  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions,  a  paragraph  instructing  for  Mr.  Hitt 
was  inserted  in  the  platform  as  subsequently  adopted  by  the 
convention. 

It  had  been  arranged  that  the  new  State  armory,  which  had 
been  completed  the  year  before,  should  be  the  convention  hall. 
It  had  been  especially  prepared  for  the  occasion.  A  double  plat- 
form had  been  erected  in  the  north  end  of  the  immense  audi- 
torium —  the  higher  and  larger  portion  for  "  distinguished 
guests,"  the  smaller  and  lower  division,  immediately  in  front  of 
the  larger  section,  for  representatives  of  the  press,  with  an  ele- 
vated dais  in  the  center  for  the  chairman,  and  with  provision, 
in  front  of  the  dais,  for  the  secretary  and  his  assistants.  The 
hall  was  without  decorations  except  that  furnished  by  two  Amer- 
ican flags  back  of  the  chairman,  and  by  a  few  strips  of  bunting 
swung  from  the  girders  that  stretched  under  the  roof  across  the 
building.  Chairs  had  been  provided  on  the  floor,  on  the  plat- 
forms and  in  the  galleries,  for  more  than  7,800  persons.  This 


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193 


number,  however,  was  considerably  less  than  the  number  of  per- 
sons who  actually  witnessed  the  opening  of  the  convention  and 
its  subsequent  proceedings ;  for  there  were  times  when  perhaps 
more  than  2,000  people  wrere  standing  in  the  aisles,  both  on  the 
floor  and  in  the  galleries.  It  is  a  conservative  estimate  to  say 
that  the  convention  crowd,  including  both  delegates  and  specta- 
tors, averaged  not  far  from  10,000. 


From  a  photograph  by   Alderman   Frank  L.    Race,   of   Chicago. 

CONVENTION     SPECTATORS     GATHERING     AT     NORTH     ENTRANCE,     WAITING    FOR    DOORS    TO    OPEN. 


THE   CROWD    AT   THE   DOORS. 

Twelve  o'clock  was  the  hour  set  for  the  opening  of  the  con- 
vention ;  but  two  hours  earlier  men  and  women  had  been  surging 
at  the  entrances  for  admission.  The  principal  entrance  was  at  the 
south  end  of  the  building  where  the  delegates  were  admitted. 
Another  entrance  was  on  the  east  side  of  the  building  and  this 
was  used  chiefly  for  persons  holding  tickets  for  the  galleries. 
The  north  entrance,  in  the  rear  of  the  hall,  was  limited  in  its 

13 


194  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

use  practically  to  those  having  platform  tickets.  All  admissions 
to  the  hall  were  by  tickets,  which  had  been  distributed  through 
various  channels,  principally  through  the  candidates,  the  members 
of  the  State  Committee  and  the  delegates. 

The  day  was  a  moderately  cool  one  and  spectators  found 
fairly  comfortable  places  in  the  galleries  —  excepting,  of  course, 
those  who  were  obliged  to  stand.  The  platform  for  distinguished 
guests  was  filled  mainly  by  ladies,  of  whom  there  were  perhaps 
three  hundred.  The  crowd  was  good-natured,  interested  and 
enthusiastic.  The  Yates  Club,  the  Hamlin  Club  and  the  Warner 
Club,  each  with  a  brass  band  at  its  head,  marched  in  separately, 
each  calling  forth  cheers  for  the  candidate  which  it  represented. 
The  bands  found  places  in  the  galleries,  and,  reinforced  by  several 
other  bands,  kept  up  a  continuous  and  confusing  concert  until 
the  fall  of  the  gavel  marked  the  beginning  of  the  convention  pro- 
ceedings. 

The  candidates  for  Governor  came  in  one  by  one  shortly  before 
the  opening  hour.  Governor  Yates  was  the  first  of  them  to 
arrive.  He  walked  down  the  aisle,  accompanied  by  several  of 
his  lieutenants,  and  was  given  a  fine  ovation.  He  took  his  seat 
with  the  Morgan  county  delegation,  which  occupied  a  front  row, 
just  to  the  chairman's  left.  Nothing  in  that  convention  was  too 
trifling  to  be  without  significance,  and  there  were  facetious  com- 
ments about  the  Governor's  necktie ;  for  it  was  a  flaming,  bellig- 
erent red  that  had  supplanted  the  ordinary  one  of  a  more  peaceful 
hue.  Following  the  Governor  a  few  minutes,  Attorney-General 
Hamlin  walked  in  at  the  head  of  the  Shelby  county  delegation, 
and  prolonged  and  deafening  cheers  went  up  from  his  followers. 
Colonel  Lowden  and  Colonel  Warner  entered  by  the  rear  door 
and  neither  was  observed  until  he  was  seated  on  the  platform. 
Mr.  Deneen  and  Judge  Sherman  remained  so  inconspicuous  that 
they  were  not  discovered  by  the  delegates,  and  their  followers 
thus  had  no  opportunity  to  make  a  demonstration. 

Senators  Cullom  and  Hopkins  and  Speaker  Cannon  came  in 
together  and  arm  in  arm  walked  upon  the  stage.  Tremendous 
cheering  greeted  them  and  they  bowed  and  smiled  in  acknowl- 
edgment of  the  ovation.  Among  those  who  took  seats  on  the 
chairman's  platform  were  Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy,  Congress- 
men Snapp,  Prince  and  Foss,  United  States  District  Attorney  Sol 
Bethea,  and  several  others  prominent  in  party  affairs.  But  the  little 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  195 

dais  erected  for  the  chairman  was  not  big  enough  to  hold  many  of 
the  distinguished  party  chieftains  who  were  in  attendance  at  the 
convention,  and  the  larger  number  of  them  were  to  be  found 
on  the  floor  with  their  respective  delegates.  Congressman  Will- 
iam Lorimer  sat  with  the  Thirty- fourth  Ward  delegates ;  Con- 
gressman Charles  E.  Fuller  with  the  Boone  county  delegates ; 
Congressman  Smith,  of  Murphysboro,  with  the  Jackson  county 


JAMES  REDDICK. 

(CHICAGO.) 

CHAIRMAN    OF    CHARLES    S.    DENEEN's    MANAGING   COMMITTEE    IN    PRE-CONVENTION    CAM- 
PAIGN   NOW    CHAIRMAN    OF   COOK   COUNTY    REPUBLICAN    CENTRAL    COMMITTEE, 

AND  ALSO  OF  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

Born  in  Chicago,  and  is  now  forty-one  years  of  age;  graduate  of  the  public 
schools.  Mr.  Reddick  for  twenty-five  years  has  been  a  resident  of  the  northwest 
part  of  Chicago.  He  represented  the  old  Fifteenth  Ward  in  the  City  Council  during 
the  World's  Fair  period.  While  a  member  of  that  body  he  took  the  leading  part  in 
the  passage  of  measures  providing  for  the  establishment  of  the  John  Worthy  Manual 
Training  School  for  Boys.  He  also  introduced  and  promoted  the  passage  of  ordi- 
nances protecting  child  labor  and  regulating  sweat  shops.  He  was  for  years  secretary 
of  the  Drainage  Board  which  constructed  the  great  Chicago  drainage  canal  and  deep 
waterway.  He  also  served  a  term  as  Clerk  of  the  Probate  Court.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Ccok  County  Republican  Central  Committee  for  twelve  years,  being 
at  one  time  its  secretary,  and  is  now  (1904)  chairman  of  both  that  committee  and 
of  the  Cook  County  Republican  Executive  Committee.  Mr.  Reddick  served  as 
Chairman  of  the  Charles  S.  Deneen  managing  committee  in  the  gubernatorial  cam- 
paign of  1903-4. 


196  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

delegates ;  Graeme  Stewart,  John  M.  Smyth,  Senator  Daniel  A. 
Campbell,  State  Treasurer  Fred  A.  Busse,  Roy  O.  West  and 
other  Cook  county  leaders  with  their  respective  ward  delegations. 
Indeed,  the  men  who  sat  there  in  the  convention  as  delegates 
were  as  representative  of  the  party  in  their  respective  localities 
as  any  body  of  men  that  had  before  assembled  in  a  State  conven- 
tion. So  great  had  been  the  interest  in  the  campaign  that  in  most 
counties  the  most  influential  of  the  party  leaders  had  sought 
places  on  the  delegations ;  and,  as  the  United  States  Senators. 
the  Congressmen  and  the  candidates  for  Governor  looked  about 
them,  in  a  calm  survey  of  the  convention,  they  looked  upon  the 
very  flower  of  the  party  in  Illinois. 

THE   CONVENTION   BEGINS. 

It  was  12:10  when  Fred  H.  Rowe,  chairman  of  the  State  Cen- 
tral Committee,  called  the  convention  to  order  and  introduced  the 
Rev.  George  H.  Simmons,  of  Peoria,  who  offered  prayer  as 
follows : 

Almighty  God,  our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,  we  come  to  thee  at  this 
time,  because  we  feel  that  we  have  supreme  need  to  seek  and  ask  thy 
blessing.  We  would  first  bring  to  thee  our  gratitude  for  thy  blessings  in 
the  past,  for  our  country,  for  its  part  in  the  history  of  the  world,  for  our 
State,  for  its  place  in  the  position  of  States,  for  those  who  have  led  in  its 
advance,  and  that,  hitherto,  we  believe  that  the  blessing  of  our  God  and 
Father  hath  been  upon  our  country  and  upon  our  State.  We  pray  thy 
blessing  upon  this  convention  assembled,  that,  as  in  the  olden  time,  thoti 
didst  call  for  one  who  was  to  be  a  leader  among  thy  people  and  lead  them 
to  victory,  to  unfailing  victory,  so  we  pray  that  by  thy  spirit  thou  wilt 
call  forth  him  who  is  to  lead  these  people  to  success,  to  unfailing  success. 
We  do  not  fear  but  that  the  will  of  God  shall  be  done.  We  know  that 
thy  will  is  supreme,  but  we  would  pray,  Oh!  God,  that  when  thy  will  has 
been  expressed,  that  these  delegates,  these  people  here  assembled  and  the 
people  of  this  State  may  submit  and  accept  it  as  the  will  of  God.  We 
would  ask  that  thou  wouldst  guide,  not  only  in  the  affairs  of  this  hour, 
in  the  matters  of  this  convention,  but  in  the  days  and  weeks  and  months 
that  are  before  us.  Let  no  deed  be  done  here  that  may  bring  dishonor 
upon  this  party ;  let  no  word  be  spoken  that  shall  be  productive  of  dis- 
honor or  strife  when  this  convention  shall  have  closed.  Wilt  thou  so  lead 
us,  so  guide  and  direct,  that  the  will  of  God  may  be  done,  this  country's 
cause  advanced,  righteousness  enthroned  and  the  glory  of  God  recognized 
among  all  people.  We  commit  ourselves,  with  our  varying  interests,  and 
with  all  the  varying  vicissitudes  of  life  that  may  lie  before  us,  to  thy  will, 
accepting  and  waiting  for  thy  guidance  and  blessing.  This,  with  all  else 
that  we  have  need  of,  we  ask  in  the  name  of  thy  Son,  our  Savior.  Amen. 

After  the  partial  reading  of  the  convention  call.  Chairman 
Rowe  said : 

Republicans  of  the  State  Convention  of  1904:  Two  years  ago  I  had  the 
honor  of  presenting  to  you  as  temporary  chairman  a  distinguished  son  of 


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197 


Illinois.  Since  that  time  he  has  added  great  honor  to  himself  and  to  our 
State ;  and  to-day,  therefore,  I  have  the  great  honor  of  presenting  to  you, 
in  behalf  of  the  Republican  State  Committee,  for  your  temporary  chair- 
man, Speaker  Cannon.  [Applause.]  Gentlemen,  all  in  favor  of  the  selec- 
tion of  Mr.  Cannon  as  temporary  chairman  of  this  convention  will  manifest 
it  by  saying  "  Aye  "  ;  contrary,  "  No." 

There  were  no  negative  votes,  and  Mr.  Cannon  was  declared 
elected  temporary  chairman. 

As  he  arose  and  took  the  gavel,  he  was  greeted  with  pro- 
longed applause.  He  said : 

"  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  It  goes  without  saying  that 
the  man  who  is  chosen  to  temporarily  preside  over  this  con- 
vention, whose  heart  would  not  throb  faster  and  whose  breast 


CONGRESSMAN  CHARLES  E.  FULLER. 

(BELVIDERE.) 

PROMINENT   IN  STATE  POLITICS LEADER   IN   CONVENTION   OF   1904. 

Born  near  Belyidere,  Boone  county,  Illinois,  March  31,  1849.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1870  and  served  two  terms  as  City  Attorney  of  Belvidere  and 
one  term  as  State's  Attorney  for  Boone  county.  In  the  State  Legislature  he  had  four- 
teen years  of  service,  three  terms  in  the  House  and  two  in  the  Senate.  He  was  Circuit 
Judge  for  six  years  and  was  elected  to  the  National  House  of  Representatives  in  1902. 
Mr.  Fuller  was  married  to  Sarah  E.  Mackey  in  1873. 


198  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

would  not  swell  with  pride,  would  be  less  than  human.  I  only 
ask  you  to  bear  with  me  briefly." 

Here  the  chairman  was  obliged  to  suspend  for  a  moment. 
Workmen  upon  the  roof  were  pounding  at  stubborn  transoms, 
in  an  effort  to  improve  the  ventilation  of  the  hall,  and  the  noise 
drowned  the  voice  of  the  speaker.  Mr.  Hoy,  secretary  of  the 
convention,  taking  advantage  of  the  pause,  arose  and  pinned  upon 
Mr.  Cannon's  breast  a-  golden-lettered  badge  reading,  "  Illinois 
Republican  Convention  —  1904  —  Temporary  Chairman." 

"  I  would  rather  have  this,"  said  Chairman  Cannon,  "  than 
the  yellow  jacket  of  a  Chinese  mandarin."  [Laughter.] 

Fred  H.  Rowe,  on  behalf  of  the  State  ^Committee,  announced 
the  following  secretaries  of  the  temporary  organization: 

Temporary  Secretary  —  L.  T.  Hoy,  of  Woodstock. 

Temporary  Assistant  Secretaries  —  J.  R.  B.  Van  Cleave,  of 
Springfield ;  B.  H.  McCann,  of  Bloomington ;  Charles  E.  Shear- 
man, of  Chicago;  William  G.  McRoberts,  of  Peoria;  Charles  O. 
Carter,  of  Urbana :  W.  H.  Foil,  of  Freeport ;  Fred  C.  Dodds,  of 
Springfield;  C.  M.  Webster,  of  Shelbyville. 

In  the  list  of  assistant  secretaries  the  candidates  for  Governor 
were  represented  as  follows :  Governor  Yates,  by  F.  C.  Dodds : 
Colonel  Lowden,  by  W.  H.  Foil;  Mr.  Deneen,  by  Charles  E. 
Shearman ;  Mr.  Hamlin,  by  C.  M.  Webster ;  Colonel  Warner,  by 
C.  O.  Carter ;  Mr.  Sherman,  by  William  G.  McRoberts. 

The  list,  as  submitted  by  Mr.  Rowe,  was  accepted  by  the 

convention. 

» 
CHAIRMAN    CANNON    MAKES    ADDRESS. 

Chairman  Cannon  then  resumed  his  speech,  addressing  the 
convention  as  follows : 

The  first  Republican  convention  I  attended  in  Illinois  was  the  first 
State  and  Presidential  convention  I  believe  ever  held  in  the  State  after  the 
party  was  fully  organized.  That  convention  was  held  in  1860,  at  your 
sister  city  of  Decatur.  The  nominations  were  made.  The  delegates  were 
selected  and  instructed,  when  they  didn't  need  the  instructions,  to  present 
the  name  of  the  favorite  son  of  Illinois  then,  and  favorite  in  memory  since, 
among  all  the  favorites,  Abraham  Lincoln.  [Applause.] 

The  national  convention  met  a  few  days  later  in  Chicago  in  the  wig- 
wam and  nominated  its  candidate,  and  then  came  the  first  regular  platform 
of  that  great  party,  just  born  of  necessity  to  lead  in  the  contest  that  was  to 
preserve  the  Union  and  launch  the  country  for  the  first  time  upon  the  great 
ocean  of  production  and  prosperity.  I  will  not  read  much,  but  bear  with 
me  while  I  give  you  the  substance  of  that  exceedingly  short  and  important 
platform  which  constitutes  the  foundation  upon  which  the  party  has  stood 


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from  that  time  to  this,  and  the  substance  of  all  platforms,  State  and 
national,  that  have  been  adopted  over  a  period  of  forty-four  years. 

The  platform  of  '60  declared  that  the  normal  condition  of  all  the  terri- 
tory of  the  United  States  should  be  that  of  freedom,  and  denied  the 
authority  of  Congress  or  of  the  territorial  legislature,  or  of  any  individ- 
uals, to  give  local  existence  to  slavery  in  any  Territory  of  the  United 
States.  The  Democratic  platform  of  '60  in  substance  was  as  follows : 
"  We  affirm  the  legality  of  slavery  in  the  territory  of  the  United  States, 
and  declare  it  to  be  the  duty  of  the  United  States  to  protect  it  there," 
an  affirmation  of  free  soil  for  free  men,  freedom  upon  the  one  hand  and 
slavery  upon  the  other.  Let  me  read  further.  The  Republican  platform 
further  provided  that  while  providing  revenues  for  the  support  of  the 
general  Government  by  duties  upon  imports,  the  true  policy  requires  such 
adjustment  of  duties  upon  imports  as  to  encourage  development  of  the 
industrial  interests  of  the  whole  country. 

That  means  a  policy  of  national  exchange  which  secures  first  to  the 
workingman  liberal  wages ;  second,  to  agriculture  remunerative  prices ; 
third,  to  the  mechanic  and  the  manufacturer  adequate  reward  for  their 
skilled  labor  and  enterprise;  fourth,  to  the  nation  commercial  prosperity. 
Listen  now  to  the  Democratic  platform  made  in  '60  on  that  subject.  The 
Democratic  platforms  of  '56  and  '60  both  declared  that  the  time  had  come 
for  the  people  of  the  United  States  to  declare  themselves  in  favor  of  free 
seas  and  progressive  free  trade  throughout  the  world.  Upon  this  platform 
issues  were  joined.  Lincoln  was  elected.  Secession  followed.  With  a 
bankrupt  treasury  and  an  impaired  credit,  it  became  necessary  to  raise  great 
armies  to  preserve  the  Union  and  uphold  the  flag.  Men  sprang  as  if  by 
magic  to  the  rescue,  when  there  was  no  wherewithal  to  be  clothed,  fed, 
transported  and  remunerated. 

With  the  Republican  party  fully  in  power,  Congress  at  an  early  day 
wrote  upon  the  statute  books  a  revenue  law  providing  duties  upon  imports 
of  goods  that  came  elsewhere  from  the  world  to  the  United  States,  and 
they  were  so  adjusted  following  the  platform  as  to  yield  revenue  at  the 
same  time  to  protect  labor  and  capital  engaged  in  diversification  of  the 
industries,  and  upon  which  we  could  diversify  our  industries.  What 
happened  ?  The  revenues  under  that  legislation  came  from  it  as  freely 
and  liberallv  as  the  water  came  from  the  rock  in  the  desert  when  smitten 
by  Moses  to  relieve  a  famishing  people.  [Applause.]  And  from  that  day 
to  this  that  protective  tariff  law,  with  amendments  from  time  to  time, 
has  rested  upon  the  statute  books  with  the  exception  of  almost  four 
years  under  Grover  Cleveland,  from  the  year  1893  to  the  year  1897,  when 
the  Republican  party  again  came  into  power  under  the  leadership  of  Will- 
iam McKinley,  clothed  again  with  full  power,  they  wrote  that  policy  upon 
the  statute  book,  where  it  rests  to-day. 

Bear  with  me  for  five  minutes  while  I  refresh  your  minds  by  way  of 
remembrance  of  the  happenings.  In  1860  Lincoln  was  elected  with  thirty- 
one  million  people  in  the  United  States,  the  war  for  the  Union  was  fought 
and  successfully  brought  to  an  end,  freedom  to  all  men  forever  whose 
footsteps  land  upon  our  borders  was  written  into  the  Constitution  to  last 
as  long  as  free  government  and  self-government  endures  within  our 
borders.  [Applause.]  Freedom  in  the  Territories,  yes,  and  freedom  in 
all  States,  equality  before  the  law,  under  which  each  individual  works 
out  his  own  salvation  by  his  own  skill,  his  own  ability,  his  own  industry. 
Seven  billions  of  dollars  eaten  up  and  shot  away  during  the  war  has  been 
paid.  [Applause.]  Since  the  close  of  the  war  three  thousand  millions  has 
been  paid  from  the  treasury  as  pensions  to  the  men  who  through  the  con- 
test upheld  the  flag  and  preserved  the  Union.  [Applause.]  The  currency 
of  the  country,  which  depreciated  during  the  war,  has  been  restored  to  its 
full  value  until  to-day  we  have  more  currency  to  the  man,  woman  and 
child,  and  better  currency,  save  alone  France,  that  lacks  our  banking  sys- 
tem, than  any  nation  on  earth.  [Applause.] 


200  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

That  is  not  all.  Under  protection  and  the  policy  of  the  party  since 
1860,  from  being  an  insignificant  manufacturing  country  we  have  developed 
and  diversified  our  industries  until  to-day  we  manufacture  by  our  labor 
in  the  United  States  of  America  one-third  of  all  the  goods  that  are 
manufactured  on  this  round  earth.  [Applause.]  Our  manufactures  in 
1900  were  thirteen  billions  of  dollars,  in  value  equal  to  the  manufactures 
of  Great  Britain,  Germany  and  France  combined,  and  substantially  four- 
fifths  of  those  products  find  a  market  among  our  people,  a  market  such 
as  no  other  people  has  on  earth,  a  market  that  is  only  possible  by  our 
millions  of  citizens  who  live  in  the  sweat  of  their  faces,  and  on  the  average 
receive  $1.75,  where  similar  labor  elsewhere  in  the  world  only  receives 
$1.00.  [Applause.]  If  you  want  liberal  customers,  you  want  great 
blocks  of  people  that  are  earning  liberal  wages,  and  then  they  buy  liberally 
of  food  of  the  farmer,  and  purchase  each  other's  commodities  with  liber- 
ality, having  the  wherewith  to  pay. 

Bear  with  me  while  I  call  attention  to  another  fact.  The  home  com- 
merce of  the  United  States,  of  products  produced  here,  is  greater  than 
all  the  international  commerce  of  all  the  nations  in  all  the  world. 
[Applause.] 

One  thing  the  Republican  party  stands  for  — let  whatever  else  may 
happen  —  we  stand,  every  member  of  our  party,  informed,  vigilant, 
courageous,  to  register  the  promise,  and,  if  necessary,  the  oath,  that  we 
will  devote  the  time  and  vigilance,  and  see  to  it  that  this  market  of  our- 
selves, amongst  ourselves,  that  is  greater  than  all  the  international  mar- 
kets of  all  the  world,  never  shall  be  periled  by  bringing  us  into  competition 
with  similar  products  that  are  produced  with  labor  at  $1.00  elsewhere  in 
the  world,  whereas  our  labor  gets  $1.75.  [Applause.] 

Without  exception,  from  '6p,  under  Lincoln,  to  this  time  under  Roose- 
velt, the  Republican  party's  position  has  been  yea,  yea,  and  nay,  nay,  touch- 
ing this  great  policy.  Without  exception  the  Democratic  party's  platforms 
and  positions  have  been  yea,  yea,  and  nay,  nay,  except  their  yea,  yeas, 
and  nay,  nays  have  been  pulling  back,  while  our  yea,  yeas,  and  nay,  nays, 
have  been  marching  at  the  head  of  almost  eighty  millions  of  people  under 
this  wise  policy.  [Applause.] 

Some  people  say  we  are  growing  poor.  Oh,  I  am  old  enough,  and  you, 
Senator  Cullom  [turning  to  the  Senator],  to  have  recollected  that  one  pair 
of  shoes,  made  by  a  cross-road  shoemaker,  upon  a  last  on  which  he  made 
all  the  shoes  for  boys,  and  when  you  wore  them  they  were  worse  than  the 
tortures  of  the  Inquisition  until  they  were  almost  worn  out ;  old  enough  to 
recollect  what  life  was  when  a  suit  of  butternut  that  was  woven  by  our 
mothers  and  cut  and  made  by  them,  was  ample  clothing  for  a  healthy  boy  of 
ten  or  twelve  for  twelve  long  months.  I  am  old  enough  to  recollect  —  and 
they  were  good  old  times  —  when  hog  and  hominy,  corn  bread  and  New 
Orleans  molasses  for  a  luxury,  was  the  diet  year  in  and  year  out.  [Laugh- 
ter.] I  am  old  enough  to  recollect  when  the  time  for  amusements  was 
once  a  year,  to  Van  Amberg's  highly  moral  animal  show,  and  call  our- 
selves fortunate.  Admission  for  adults  was  twenty-five  cents;  children 
a  slick  bit,  which  was  12^2  cents.  [Laughter.] 

Back  in  those  times,  do  you  know  how  rich  we  were?  There  were 
less  than  thirty  millions  of  us,  and  in  round  numbers  the  wealth  of  the 
country,  all  told,  was  measured  by  $500  to  each  individual.  Do  you  know 
what  we  are  worth  now?  In  these  days,  when  the  man  that  lives  in  the 
sweat  of  his  face,  and  eats  by  virtue  of  his  day's  labor,  has  a  house  and 
furniture  and  carpets,  such  as  Senator  Cullom  and  I  never  saw  until 
after  we  were  fifteen  years  old.  [Applause.]  The  average  wealth  in 
1900  to  every  inhabitant  of  almost  eighty  millions  was  $1,233  to  every  indi- 
vidual, and  yet  there  are  people  that  stand  around  on  the  street  corners 
and  swear  that  we  are  having  a  devil  of  a  hard  time.  [Laughter.] 

Now,  gentlemen,  this  is  a  large  audience.  I  have  no  right  to  detain 
you  much  longer.  During  this  campaign,  if  you  will  be  kind  enough  to 


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notify  me,  once  in  a  while,  I  will  accompany  Senator  Cullom  or  Senator 
Hopkins,  and  the  other  gentlemen,  and  we  will  divide  up  and  address 
three  meetings  a  day,  and  so  far  as  is  necessary  we  will  each  and  all  from 
early  morn  to  dewy  eve  proclaim  the  Republican  gospel  throughout  the 
breadth  and  length  of  our  magnificent  State.  [Applause.] 

Did  you  ever  think  what  a  roster  we  have  had  since  1860,  headed  with 
Lincoln,  followed  with  Grant  and  Palmer  and  Logan,  followed  with  Gen. 
W.  H.  L.  Wallace,  followed  with  General  Rinaker  and  my  present  col- 
league, gallant  Ben  Marsh,  of  the  Second  Illinois  Cavalry,  in  all  its  weary 
marches  in  the  Confederacy?  [Applause.] 

Then  there  was  gallant,  splendid,  magnificent  old  Dick  Oglesby 
[cheers],  the  sound  of  whose  voice  at  any  time  was  worth  a  thousand  men. 
Then  there  is  our  Senator  Cullom,  our  Governor  Palmer,  our  Governor 


HOX.   CHARLES  P.  HITCH. 

(PARIS.) 

U.   S.   MARSHAL  FOR  SOUTHERN   DISTRICT PROMINENT   IN   STATE   POLITICS   AND   IN   CON- 
NECTION WITH  STATE  CONVENTION  OF  1904. 

Born  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  January  16,  1850,  and  came  to  Illinois  in  1869, 
locating  in  Paris,  which  has  since  been  his  home.  He  was  appointed  to  fill  out  an 
uncxpired  term  as  City  Clerk  in  1872  and  was  then  appointed  Deputy  County  Clerk, 
serving  in  that  capacity  for  eight  years.  In  1881  he  was  elected  Grand  Recorder  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  A.  O.  U.  W.  of  Illinois,  which  position  he  has  held  continuously 
ever  since.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  of  1888  and 
was  one  of  the  original  Harrison  men  of  that  year.  He  received  the  appointment  of 
United  States  Marshal  for  the  Southern  District  of  Illinois  from  President  Harrison 
and  was  twice  reappointed  by  President  McKinley.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
State  Central  Committee  and  was  chairman  of  that  body  during  the  presidential  year 
of  1896. 


202  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Beveridge,  and  last  but  not  least,  the  first  great  war  governor  of  the  State 
of  Illinois,  Richard  Yates.  [Prolonged  cheers,  many  of  the  delegates 
rising  and  waving  hats  and  handkerchiefs.] 

In  that  time  I  have  seen  the  great  queen  city  upon  the  lake  with  a 
hundred  thousand  people,  spring  like  a  great  giant  into  the  arena  of  the 
great  cities  of  the  world,  until  to-day  she  counts  her  population  at 
2,000,000  souls.  [A  voice  —  "Louder."] 

I  don't  know  of  anybody  unless  he  had  the  last  trump  that  could 
make  you  hear.  [Laughter.]  I  want  to  say  to  our  good  old  Knicker- 
bocker friends,  "  Look  out  or  in  the  next  decade  this  young  giant  amongst 
the  cities  will  reach  your  place  and  will  be  a  day's  march  in  advance." 
Why  dwell  longer?  The  man  who  does  not  feel  the  greatness,  the  wealth, 
the  prosperity,  the  splendor  of  this  country  in  his  daily  life  would  not 
believe  one,  though  he  might  rise  from  the  dead,  and  that  is  what  our 
Democratic  friends  are  trying  to  do.  [Laughter.] 

We  meet  here  to-day  to  perform  a  duty  for  the  Republican  party  of 
Illinois  and  of  the  United  States.  I  want  to  say  for  myself  and  for  every 
delegate  here  and  for  every  candidate  that  will  be  before  this  convention, 
in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  mother  earth  might  open  and  swallow  building, 
delegates,  audience,  Senators,  Members  of  Congress,  and  those  that  hope 
to  be  —  might  swallow  us  all  up  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye  and  inside 
of  six  days  of  wonder  and  mourning  the  five  millions  of  people  in  the  State 
of  Illinois  would  be  taking  steps  to  name  delegates  to  meet  in  State  con- 
vention that  would  be  quite  as  competent,  if  not  more  so,  than  we  are, 
to  nominate  a  ticket.  [Applause.] 

When  I  was  a  young  fellow  seventeen  years  old,  I  began  to  think 
that  the  world  could  not  do  without  me.  Some  time  ago  I  went  off  down 
into  the  Caribbean  Sea  and  was  gone  three  months,  and  when  I  landed  at 
Charleston  coming  back  I  bought  a  file  of  papers  to  read  on  the  train  on 
my  way  to  Washington.  I  adjusted  my  spectacles  and  with  eager  eyes 
began  to  turn  over  the  head-lines.  I  did  not  miss  anything,  not  even  the 
advertisements.  And  in  three  months  the  only  mention  I  saw  of  myself 
was  in  one  paper,  with  a  very  badly  executed  photograph  of  myself 
as  the  headpiece  of  an  advertisement  of  Peruna.  [Great  laughter  and 
applause.]  Do  you  know  what  I  did?  I  went  out  and  stood  on  the  back 
platform  and  during  the  balance  of  the  ride  I  stood  alone  —  grand,  gloomy 
and  peculiar  —  singing  Lincoln's  favorite  song,  "  O,  Why  Should  the  Spirit 
of  Mortal  Be  Proud?"  [Laughter.]  Individuals  when  they  quit  or  drop 
out  are  not  missed ;  the  world  goes  right  along. 

Senator  Cullom,  I  dare  say  that  no  man  in  this  great  audience  to-day 
save  you  and  myself  was  present  in  Decatur  when  Lincoln  was  about  to 
be  chosen  for  the  Presidency.  One  by  one  they  have  done  their  work  in 
politics,  in  Church,  in  State,. on  the  battlefield  and  at  home,  and  they  did  the 
work  with  courage,  with  wisdom ;  they  laid  the  foundation  of  the  party 
upon  a  broad  platform,  upon  which  we  can  safely  build,  and  the  assaults 
of  the  enemy  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  it  if  we  are 
true  and  loyal.  [Applause.] 

Gone  —  crossed  over  —  and  the  young  man  that  listens  to  me  to-day, 
that  comes  here  to  Springfield  to  attend  this  convention,  will  be  as  lonesome 
for  men  that  knew  this  year  as  we  are  lonesome  for  the  men,  splendid  and 
gallant  and  magnificent,  that  we  met  in  the  '6o's. 

This  teaches  the  lesson  that  in  the  government  of  the  people  the 
government  will  never  be  any  better  than  are  the  people.  At  the  very 
basis  of  our  whole  progress  is  self-interest.  Some  men  are  so  selfish  that 
they  incur  the  hatred  of  the  world.  It  stands  out  on  them;  you  could 
knock  it  off  with  a  clapboard.  Other  men  are  fools  only. 

Then,  if  I  was  a  swearing  man,  there  is  a  third  kind  of  foolish 
people  —  the  selfishly  foolish  man,  and  he  the  regular  G.  D.  fool  that  can 
never  see  anybody  else  for  looking  at  himself.  Most  of  us  do  not  belong 
to  the  last  two  classes.  We  strive  for  bread ;  we  strive  for  property  to 


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care  for  us  and  nurture  the  hearthstone  and  in  old  age  keep  us  from 
want.  That  is  laudable  and  splendid.  Therefore,  when  strong  men  go 
out  and  dispute  among  themselves  which  shall  be  first,  they  make  a  strong 
tight ;  but,  God  bless  you,  away  back  in  the  time  of  the  Master  the  ques- 
tion among  the  Twelve  was,  which  should  be  first :  therefore  I  am  not 
going  to  abuse  anybody  in  Illinois  for  wanting  to  be  first  on  the  ticket. 
It  is  praiseworthy.  I  sometimes  in  conventions  wish  I  could  nominate 
all  the  candidates  and  let  them  take  turns.  But  you  can't  do  that. 

We  are  here,  full-grown,  from  southern  Illinois,  from  central  Illinois, 
from  eastern  Illinois  and  the  great  city  by  the  lakes.  We  stand  for  the 
party  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  State.  Let  us  acquit 


From  a  photograph  by  Alderman  Frank  L.   Race,  of  Chicago. 

COOK    COUNTY    DELEGATES     OUT    FOR    AIRING    DURING    RECESS. 


ourselves  like  men  —  fighting  fair.  Oh,  how  the  world  loves  a  man  that 
deals  hard  blows,  but  never  strikes  below  the  belt.  [Applause.]  If  he 
does,  you  will  put  him  out.  This  convention  is  to  pick  out  the  man  who 
is  to  be  the  candidate  for  the  party,  and  every  Republican  worthy  the 
name,  when  he  is  picked  out,  will  shoulder  arms  and  march  up  and  say, 
"We  are  behind  you."  [Applause.]  The  function  of  a  convention  is  in 
good  temper  after  manly,  vigorous  contests  to  make  the  platform  and  to 
make  the  ticket,  and  if  the  minority  does  not  submit  to  the  action  of  the 
majority  in  the  campaign  and  at  the  ballot-box,  it  is  an  unworthy  minority. 
Gentlemen,  this  is  a  hot  convention ;  it  is  five  minutes  after  one 
o'clock,  and  committees  on  permanent  organization  and  others  wish  to 
get  to  work,  and  I  will  stop  talking  so  that  you  may  get  to  work  and 
close  this  job  up  between  now  and  midnight. 


204  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

I  heard  an  old  negro  preach  when  I  was  a  boy.  He  preached  loud 
and  long.  When  he  got  through  he  said,  "  My  dying  brethren,  I  will  preach 
in  dis  house  two  weeks  from  next  Lord's  day,  Providence  permittin'."  He 
dropped  his  head  a  minute,  then  said,  "  Three  weeks,  nohow."  So  I  may 
say,  "  We  will  end  our  work  by  midnight,  Providence  permitting ; 
to-morrow  nohow."  [Laughter.] 

A  word  about  your  Congressional  delegation  from  Illinois.  It  was 
never  stronger  and  better  than  it  is  now.  This  is  especially  true  of  the 
Chicago  delegation,  each  and  all ;  and  I  know  my  colleagues  will  not  com- 
plain if  I  mention  the  names  of  Senator  Cullom  and  Representative  Hitt, 
one  at  the  head  of  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Affairs  of  the  Senate,  the 
other  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Affairs  of  the  House,  each 
occupying  controlling  positions  in  enacting  legislation  of  great  interest  to 
all  our  people  and  all  the  world,  and  performing  their  respective  duties 
with  as  great  acceptance  and  ability  as  it -has  been  performed  in  the  history 
of  the  republic. 

And  then  there  is  the  President  —  President  now  and  President  to  be 
—  Theodore  Roosevelt ;  young,  able,  courageous,  optimistic,  safe,  with 
the  courage  of  his  convictions,  action  follows ;  clothed  with  the  power, 
whatever  it  is,  necessary  for  the  good  of  the  republic  from  the  standpoint 
of  administration,  he  does,  keeping  his  oath  to  see  that  the  law  is  executed 
without  fear  or  favor  against  the  most  powerful  as  well  as  against  those 
who  are  less  powerful. 

This  is  as  it  should  be.  The  law  is  the  foundation  upon  which  the 
republic  rests.  It  is  strong  enough  to  reach  the  strongest,  strong  enougfi 
to  throw  its  protecting  arms  around  and  shield  the  weakest. 

It  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  say  more  in  reference  to  our  Chief 
Executive.  He  is  a  better  President  to-day  than  he  was  yesterday,  and  he 
was  a  better  President  yesterday  than  when  he  first  took  the  oath  of 
office,  and  was  as  good  as  the  best  when  he  succeeded  the  lamented  Presi- 
dent McKinley.  [Applause.] 

When  Chairman  Cannon  had  concluded  his  address,  the  usual 
resolutions  relating  to  the  convention  procedure  were  offered  and 
adopted  as  follows : 

By  A.  H.  Jones,  of  Crawford  county  —  "  That  the  rules  of 
the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  so  far  as  applicable,  be  adopted  as  the  rules  of  this  con- 
vention." 

By  Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott  —  "  That  all  resolutions  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  without  debate." 

By  Congressman  Chas.  E.  Fuller  —  "  That  all  motions  and 
resolutions  upon  the  subject  of  credentials  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Credentials." 

The  convention  received  the  reports  of  the  Congressional  dis- 
trict caucuses  that  had  been  held  during  the  forenoon,  naming 
the  members  of  the  several  convention  committees,  the  State  Cen- 
tral Committee,  etc. 

At  1 130,  on  motion  of  Congressman  Fuller,  the  convention 
took  a  recess  until  5  P.M. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION, 


205 


THE  CREDENTIALS  COMMITTEE  MEETS. 
There  was  nothing  for  the  convention  to  do  now  until  the 
Committee  on  Credentials  should  make  its  report.  The  work  of 
that  body  consisted  principally  in  considering  and  disposing  of 
the  eleven  contests  that  had  been  passed  upon,  for  the  purposes 
of  temporary  organization,  by  the  State  Central  Committee.  As 
soon  as  the  convention  ended  its  first  session,  the  Credentials 
Committee  got  together  in  the  office  of  the  Railroad  and  Ware- 
house Commission  in  the  State  House.  The  first  test  vote  came 
on  the  selection  of  a  chairman  of  the  committee  and  this  demon- 
strated at  once  that  the  Yates-Lowden  forces  were  in  complete 
control.  Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy,  a  Lowden  leader,  was  placed 


HON.  CORBUS  P.  GARDNER. 

(MENDOTA.) 

A  LEADING  MEMBER  OF  THE  STATE  SENATE  PROMINENT  IN   POLITICS  AND  IN  STATE   CON- 
VENTION OF  1904. 

Born  in  Mendota,  Illinois,  in  1868,  and  is  an  alumnus  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, having  graduated  with  the  class  of  '90.  Since  leaving  college  he  has  engaged 
successfully  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Mendota.  He  was  first  elected  to  the  State 
Senate  in  1898  and  reflected  in  1900,  this  being  the  only  political  office  he  has  held. 
He  disclaims  any  predilection  for  politics  and  inclines  rather  to  business. 


206  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

in  nomination  by  Congressman  Lorimer,  and  Ben  M.  Smith,  of 
Cook,  was  nominated  by  John  M.  Harlan,  representing  the  oppo- 
sition. It  was  unanimously  agreed  that  where  two  names  had 
been  submitted  by  Congressional  caucuses  each  of  the  contestants 
should  have  one-half  vote.  The  roll-call  resulted  in  the  election  of 
Hanecy  over  Smith  by  a  vote  of  16  to  8. 

On  taking  the  chair,  Judge  Hanecy  said : 

I  thank  you  very  much  for  this  mark  of  distinction.  We  are  here  to 
do  business  and  to  do  it  as  rapidly  as  possible  and  at  the  same  time  do 
justice  to  all  parties  who  come  before  us  and  to  the  rights  and  interests 
that  they  represent.  For  nearly  two  jdays  Roy  O.  West,  with  Doctor 
Jamieson  and  a  few  others,  have  sat  on  most  of  the  contests  and  heard 
all  they  had  to  say  when  they  were  not  interrupted  by  the  bouquets  thrown 
from  Roy  West  to  Doctor  Jamieson  and  back  again.  [Laughter.] 

"  When  they  were  not  reading  newspapers,"  suggested  Mr. 
West. 

A.  H.  Jones,  of  Crawford  county,  was  unanimously  elected 
secretary  of  the  committee,  and  then  Mr.  Hoy,  secretary  of 
the  State  Central  Committee  and  of  the  convention,  turned  over 
the  documentary  evidence  in  the  several  contests. 

There  was  some  good-natured  raillery  over  the  question  of 
taking  a  recess.  Congressman  Lorimer  suggested  that  some  of 
the  members  would  like  lunch  before  beginning  the  arduous  work 
before  that  committee. 

"  We  had  lunch  before  we  came,"  suggested  Mr.  West. 

"You  are  generally  prepared  to  stay  away,"  retorted  Mr. 
Lorimer.  "  Some  of  us  farmers  who  eat  three  times  a  day  would 
like  to  have  a  bite." 

"  You  can  eat  to-morrow,"  Mr.  West  replied,  "  when  it  will  all 
be  over." 

A  recess  until  3  o'clock  was  finally  agreed  upon,  and  at  that 
hour  the  committee  reconvened  and,  going  into  executive  session, 
took  up  the  several  contests. 

The  first  contest  taken  up  was  that  in  the  Fourth  Congressional 
District,  which  involved  the  right  to  membership  on  the  com- 
mittee claimed  by  M.  G.  Walsh,  Deneen  man,  and  D.  E.  Shanahan, 
a  Lowden  man.  By  a  vote  of  16^2  to  7,  the  committee  decided 
in  favor  of  Shanahan  —  another  evidence  of  the  continuation  of 
the  Yates-Lowden  alliance. 

But,  although  the  combination  was  strong  enough  to  have 
disposed  of  all  of  the  contests  summarily  and  to  have  finished  the 
work  of  the  committee  in  this  way  within  a  half-hour,  the  com- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  207 

mittee  proceeded  with  clue  deliberation  and  accorded  all  inter- 
ested parties  a  full  hearing.  The  net  result  of  the  work  of  the 
committee  was  that  the  action  of  the  State  Committee  with  respect 
to  all  of  the  contested  delegations  was  ratified.  Although  it  was 
the  general  supposition  that  the  contests  were  being  disposed  of 


From  a  photograph  by  F.  H.  Wagner,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Record-Herald. 

COLONEL    LOWDEN    AND    JOHN    C.    AMES   OUT    FOR   A   WALK. 

without  much  regard  to  the  merits  of  the  several  cases,  but 
simply  because  there  was  a  combination  powerful  enough  to  dis- 
pose of  them  as  it  saw  fit,  there  was  little  disposition,  after 
the  work  of  the  committee  was  completed,  to  question  the  cor- 
rectness of  its  decision  in  any  case. 

When  the  convention  reconvened  at  5  o'clock,  the  galleries 


208  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

were  again  packed  with  spectators.  A  few  minutes  before  the 
hour  fixed  for  reconvening,  Governor  Yates  and  Attorney - 
General  Hamlin  entered  the  hall  together  and,  as  they  walked 
down  the  aisle,  they  were  greeted  with  prolonged  and  enthu- 
siastic cheers.  They  found  seats  respectively  with  the  Morgan 
and  the  Douglas  county  delegations. 

It  was  exactly  5  o'clock  when  Chairman  Cannon  called  the 
convention  to  order.  As  the  chairman  looked  out  over  the 
convention,  he  observed  with  displeasure  the  dense  clouds  of 
tobacco  smoke  that  ascended  from  hundreds  of  cigars. 

"  Gentlemen,"  said  he,  "  you  have  adopted  for  the  control  of 
this  convention  the  rules  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  One 
of  the  rules  prohibits  smoking  in  the  hall  of  the  House  during  the 
sessions  [applause]  and  during  vacation.  The  doorkeepers  and 
the  sergeant-at-arms  and  messengers  will  see  that  this  rule  is 
enforced.  The  rules  of  the  House  of  Representatives  provide 
that  there  shall  be  order  on  the  floor  and  in  the  galleries,  giving 
the  Speaker  of  the  House  the  authority  to  order  the  galleries  to 
be  cleared,  if  necessary.  The  sergeant-at-arms,  the  doorkeepers, 
everybody  in  charge  of  admission  to  this  building,  will  see  to  it 
that  no  delegate,  no  spectator,  is  admitted  with  any  G.  D.  infernal 
tin  horn  [laughter],  and  they  are  instructed  furthermore  that 
any  spectator  using  such  an  instrument  will  be  taken  from  the 
floor,  or  the  gallery,  and  not  again  admitted.  [Applause.]  The 
secretary  will  read  a  communication." 

Secretary  Hoy  read  the  following  communication : 

"  We  will  not  be  able  to  report  before  7  o'clock ;  maybe  not 
then.  [Signed]  ELBRIDGE  HAXECY,  Chairman  Committee  on 
Credentials." 

Whereupon  Congressman  Charles  E.  Fuller  moved  a  recess 
until  7:30  P.M.,  and  the  motion  was  carried. 

PREPARING   THE    PLATFORM. 

Meanwhile  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  had  commenced  its 
work.  The  committee  met  during  the  afternoon  in  the  Adjutant- 
General's  office  in  the  State  House.  Former  Congressman  Wal- 
ter Reeves,  of  Streator,  was  elected  chairman.  Numerous 
suggestions  were  made  and  various  resolutions  presented  by  mem- 
bers of  the  committee.  Martin  B.  Madden,  of  Chicago,  submit- 
ted resolutions  with  regard  to  the  proposed  charter  amendment 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


209 


to  the  State  Constitution,  a  uniform  primary  election  law  and  a 
civil  service  plank.  State  Senator  Carl  Mueller,  of  the  Retail 
Merchants'  Association,  presented  a  plea  for  a  declaration  in 
favor  of  a  general  reduction  of  freight  rates  throughout  the  State. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Waugh  McCollough  addressed  the  committee 
at  some  length  in  favor  of  a  plank  in  the  platform  declaring  for 
the  further  extension  of  woman's  suffrage  in  Illinois.  The  reso- 
lutions adopted  at  the  district  caucuses  in  the  morning  endorsing 
Senator  Fairbanks,  of  Indiana,  for  Vice-President,  were  pre- 
sented ;  but  when  it  was  learned  that  Congressman  Hitt  would 


HON.  WALTER  REEVES. 

(STREATOR.) 

FORMER     CONGRESSMAN  CHAIRMAN     OF     COMMITTEE    ON     RESOLUTIONS     IN     THE     STATE     CON- 
VENTION   OF    1904. 

Born  near  '  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  September  25,  1848.  He  received  but  a 
meager  education  in  the  country  schools,  but  by  industrious  study  managed  to  acquaint 
himself  with  pedagogics,  literature  and  the  sciences  to  such  an  extent  that  while  still  a 
young  man  he  accepted  a  position  as  a  school  teacher,  continuing  in  this  employment 
for  seven  or  eight  years.  In  this  manner  he  was  enabled  to  secure  the  means  to  enable 
himself  to  continue  his  studies,  particularly  in  the  law,  and  he  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  1875,  opening  an  office  in  Streator.  His  first  election  to  office  gave  him  a  seat  in 
the  Fifty-fourth  Congress,  in  which  he  served  with  credit,  as  he  did  also  in  the  three 
succeeding  Congresses.  In  1900  Mr.  Reeves  was  a  candidate  for  the  Republican  nom- 
ination for  Governor. 

14 


210  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

accept  the  nomination  if  tendered  him,  these  were  withdrawn,  and 
it  became  evident  that  the  committee  would  be  unanimous  in  its 
support  of  Mr.  Hitt. 

At  length  a  subcommittee  on  platform  was  appointed,  con- 
sisting of  the  following  gentlemen :  Walter  Reeves,  of  Streator, 
chairman ;  Martin  B.  Madden,  Graeme  Stewart  and  Judge  W. 
M.  McEwen,  all  of  Chicago ;  W.  R.  Jewell,  of  Danville ;  John 
W.  Parker,  Rock  Island,  and  C.  J.  Doyle,  of  Greenfield.  To  this 
subcommittee  all  of  the  resolutions  and  suggestions  that  had 
been  offered  were  submitted,  and  the  committee  took  a  recess  until 
8  o'clock. 

The  work  of  the  subcommittee. was  carried  on  in  executive 
session,  and  no  attempt  will  be  made  here  to  describe  it  in  detail. 
It  was  long  after  midnight  before  its  report  to  the  full  committee 
was  made  and  the  platform  was  finally  agreed  upon  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions. 

At  7  :3O,  the  hour  fixed  for  the  beginning  of  the  evening  ses- 
sion, the  delegates  were  in  their  seats  and  the  galleries  were  again 
filled  to  their  utmost  capacity.  It  was  well  understood  that  the 
convention  could  do  nothing  until  it  should  receive  the  report  of 
the  Credentials  Committee,  and  this  was  not  ready. 

In  the  hour  that  followed,  bedlam  broke  loose  in  the  conven- 
tion hall.  It  was  a  contest  of  noisemaking  between  the  followers 
of  the  various  candidates.  A  half-dozen  bands  scattered  here 
and  there  through  the  convention  hall  —  some  on  the  floor,  some 
in  the  galleries  —  all  of  them  at  times  playing  different  airs 
simultaneously  —  made  the  confusion  complete.  There  were  pro- 
cessions of  banners  —  Yates,  Hamlin,  Deneen  and  Warner  ban- 
ners —  marching  up  one  aisle  and  down  another.  A  Lowden 
banner  came  up  the  aisle  alone  and  was  received  with  deafening 
cheers.  In  one  of  the  processions,  perched  upon  a  Deneen  stand- 
ard, was  a  live  rooster.  The  biggest  demonstration  of  the  eve- 
ning came  when  Governor  Yates  entered  the  hall.  The  ovation 
was  even  greater  than  that  accorded  him  in  the  morning.  The 
large  oil  painting  of  the  Governor  that  had  figured  conspicuously 
in  the  State  convention  at  Peoria  four  years  earlier  was  brought 
in  and  set  up  in  front  of  the  press  platform,  in  full  view  of  the 
convention,  and  the  Yates  delegates  cheered  for  several  minutes. 

There  was  a  lull  at  8:25,  when  Chairman  Cannon  arose  and 
motioned  for  silence ;  but  he  had  nothing  to  say  to  the  convention 


From   photograph,   copyrighted,    1903,   by   Clinedinst,   Washington,    U.    C. 
HON.  WILLIAM   BARRET  RIDGELY. 

COMPTROLLER    OF   THE    CURRENCY  ACTIVE    DURING    CONVENTION    IN    EFFORTS    TO    BREAK    THE 

DEADLOCK. 

Born  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  July  19,  1858,  and  is  of  the  third  generation  of  the 
banking  family  of  Ridgely  founded  by  Nicholas  H.  Ridgely,  who  removed  from  St. 
Louis  to  Springfield  in  1835  to  become  Cashier  of  the  State  Bank  of  Illinois.  William 
Barret  Ridgely  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Springfield  and  at  Rensselaer 
Polytechnic  Institute  of  Troy,  New  York,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1879  with  the 
degree  of  Civil  Engineer.  After  leaving  school  he  was  successively  Superintendent, 
Secretary  and  Vice- President  of  the  Springfield  Iron  Company,  was  President  of  the 
Springfield  Gas  Light  Company  and  of  the  Wilmington  and  Springfield  Coal  Company 
and  also  the  Springfield  Coal  Association,  and  for  several  years  second  Vice-President 
of  the  Ridgely  National  Bank.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Springfield  in  1897 
and  resigned  in  1899  on  account  of  his  leaving  Springfield  for  Chicago  to  become  the 
district  manager  for  the  Republic  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  which  had  absorbed  the 
Springfield  Iron  Company.  He  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Republic  Company  in  the 
same  year,  and,  in  1901,  was  elected  Vice-President  of  that  company,  which  position 
he  held  until  appointed  Comptroller  of  the  Currency. 

Mr.  Ridgely  early  became  active  in  political  life,  taking  a  prominent  part  in  the 
campaign  of  1888  by  organizing  protection  clubs  composed  of  both  Republicans  and 
former  Democrats.  In  1894  and  again  in  1896  he  was  largely  instrumental  in  the 
reorganization  of  the  party  in  Sangamon  county,  in  both  of  which  years  decisive  vic- 
tories were  won.  For  two  terms  he  was  Secretary  of  the  Illinois  League  of  Republican 
Clubs.  Ever  since  his  entry  in  politics  he  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  political 
fortunes  of  Senator  Cullom  and  has  been  prominent  in  all  of  the  contests  in  which 
the  Senator  has  been  engaged  in  recent  years.' 

Mr.  Ridgely  was  married  in  1882  to  the  eldest  daughter  of  Senator  Cullom.  Mrs. 
Ridgely  died  in  1902,  leaving  two  daughters,  the  elder  of  whom,  Miss  Catherine 
Ridgely,  is  the  head  of  Mr.  Ridgely's  home  in  Washington  and  takes  a  prominent  part 
in  the  social  life  of  the  capital. 

In  September,  1901,  a  few  days  after  the  death  of  President  McKinley,  Mr. 
Ridgely  was  appointed  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  —  his  appointment,  with  that  of 
Dr.  Rixey  as  Surgeon-General  of  the  Navy,  being  the  first  made  by  President  Roosevelt. 
Since  his  accession  to  the  office  of  Comptroller  he  has  delivered  several  notable 
addresses  on  financial  subjects,  including  the  addresses  before  the  American  Bankers' 
Association  at  New  Orleans  in  November,  1902,  and  at  San  Francisco  in  October,  1903, 
besides  numerous  addresses  before  State  Bankers'  Associations. 

Mr.  Ridgely  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Metropolitan  and 
Chevy  Chase  Clubs  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  the  Sangamo  Club  of  Springfield;  also 
of  the  Iron  and  Steel  Institute  of  Great  Britain,  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical 
Engineers,  and  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers. 


212 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


except  to  announce  that  a  glee  club   "  without   factional  bias  " 
would  sing,  j 

Thus  the  evening  dragged  along  until  9:25,  when  there  was 
a  stir  on  the  chairman's  platform,  and  it  was  observed  that  Con- 
gressman Lorimer,  John  M.  Harlan  and  Andrew  Russel  were 


From  a   photograph  by   Alderman   Frank   L.    Race,   of   Chicago. 

THIRTY-FIFTH    WARD    (CHICAGO)     DELEGATION    IN    FRONT    OF    HOTEL. 


in  conference  with  Chairman  Cannon.  They  informed  him  that 
the  Credentials  Committee  had  taken  a  recess  until  1 1 130. 

Chairman  Cannon  arose  and  said :  "  The  Chair  recognizes 
the  chairman  of  a  subcommittee  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials, 
who  will  make  a  statement." 

There  was  complete  silence  as  Mr.  Lorimer,  in  clear,  deliberate 
tones,  addressed  the  convention : 

"  Mr.  Chairman :  Mr.  Harlan,  Mr.  Russel  and  myself  have 
been  appointed  a  subcommittee  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials 
to  notify  this  convention  that  it  will  be  impossible  to  make  a  report 
until  half- past  12  or  I  o'clock,  and  probably  not  then." 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  213 

"  What  is  the  pleasure  of  the  convention?"  inquired  Chairman 
Cannon. 

Lieutenant-Governor  W.  A.  Northcott  moved  that  the  con- 
vention adjourn  until  10  o'clock  the  following  morning.  The 
delegates  did  not  wait  for  the  motion  to  be  put.  Before  the 
words  had  been  spoken  by  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  nearly  all 
of  the  delegates  were  on  their  feet  on  their  way  for  the  exits, 
and  the  announcement  of  the  Chairman  that  the  convention 
stood  adjourned  was  not  audible  beyond  a  radius  of  ten  feet. 

And  so  ended  the  first  day  of  the  convention.  The  delegates 
hurried  over  to  the  hotel.  The  candidates  for  Governor  went 
into  conference  with  their  lieutenants,  making  plans  for  the  day 
yet  to  come. 

At  midnight,  when  the  delegates  began  to  seek  rest  for  the 
night,  the  candidates  were  still  as  much  at  sea  as  they  had  been 
twenty-four  hours  before.  The  statements  they  made  that  night 
for  the  newspapers  did  not  differ  materially  from  those  given 
out  the  previous  evening.  The  six  candidates  were  interviewed 
during  the  evening,  and  here  is  what  they  had  to  say : 

Charles  S.  Deneen :  "  They  say  delays  are  dangerous.  In  this  case  I 
do  not  think  so.  As  far  as  I  am  concerned,  my  strength  is  gaining  steadily. 
I  will  make  no  claims  to-night,  except  to  say  that  I  am  more  hopeful  than 
ever  of  winning  the  nomination." 

Governor  Yates :  "  I  don't  think  any  man  who  attended  the  conven- 
tion sessions  to-day  can  doubt  that  the  spirit  of  the  delegates,  or  rather 
of  the  overwhelming  majority  of  them,  is  a  Yates  spirit.  I  am  more  con- 
fident to-night  than  I  have  been  since  the  moment  I  began  the  fight  for 
renomination  —  more  confident,  indeed,  than  I  have  been  since  I  first  took 
up  the  Republican  standard  two  years  ago.  My  support  grows  with  every 
delay.  I  will  win  and  win  early  in  the  balloting.  I  feel  as  I  have  always 
felt,  that  the  delegates  pledged  to  me  will  stay  with  me  in  spite  of  all 
attacks  and  that  no  candidate  has  such  warm  personal  support." 

Frank  O.  Lowden :  "  There  is  very  little  to  say.  If  I  state  that  my 
friends  are  staying  by  me  it  implies  a  doubt  that  I  do  not  feel.  I  am  more 
confident  than  ever  of  the  result." 

Lawrence  Y.  Sherman  :  "  My  men  are  all  '  stand-patters.'  They  are  still 
solid  with  me,  and  my  chances  are  growing  brighter.  The  postponement 
helps  me  and  all  day  I  have  heard  of  a  sentiment  in  my  favor  among  men 
who  on  first  ballot  will  stand  for  some  one  else.  We  will  stand  pat  and 
win." 

Vespasian  Warner :  "  I  do  not  recall  ever  having  witnessed  such  a 
demonstration  before  in  my  experience.  This  certainly  is  the  noisiest  ses- 
sion ever  held  by  Illinois  Republicans,  but  the  noise  is  rather  the  expres- 
sion of  outsiders  in  the  convention  than  of  delegates.  You  will  notice  that 
the  majority  of  delegates  are  quietly  awaiting  developments.  When  the 
time  comes  they  will  speak  with  their  votes." 

Rowland  J.  Hamlin :  "  I  am  confident  of  success.  I  have  no  reason 
to  have  any  other  feeling.  The  postponements  have  given  many  delegates 
a  chance  to  drift  in  and  tell  me  that  I  am  their  second  choice.  I  have  lost 
none  and  have  gained  several  from  reports." 


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PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  215 


CHAPTER  V. 

THE  SECOND  DAY,  FRIDAY,  MAY  13  — CANDIDATES'  NAMES 
PRESENTED  — BALLOTING   BEGINS. 

The  morning  of  Friday,  the  I3th  of  May,  found  the  public 
interest  in  the  convention  even  greater  than  it  had  been  at  the 
opening  on  the  previous  day;  for  it  was  the  universal  supposi- 
tion that  this  was  the  day  that  would  finally  end  what  was 
already  the  most  picturesque  and  by  far  the  most  notable  contest 
for  the  Governorship  that  had  ever  been  waged  in  Illinois.  The 
convention  was  not  to  meet  until  10  o'clock ;  but  at  8  :oo  crowds 
gathered  at  the  entrances,  to  be  ready  for  the  first  opportunity  to 
gain  admission.  The  doorkeepers,  assisted  by  a  force  of  Spring- 
field policemen,  battled  with  the  crowd  for  more  than  an  hour. 
At  9:15  the  doors  were  finally  opened  and  men  and  women 
began  a  frantic  rush  for  the  inside  of  the  large  building.  Many 
there  were  who  presented  themselves  without  tickets,  and  in 
most  cases  they  were  compelled  to  turn  back,  though  many  made 
their  way  past  the  doorkeepers  and  got  into  the  galleries  or 
crowded  upon  the  floor. 

For  another  hour  the  hall  was  filled  with  the  hum  of  voices 
and  the  ceaseless  clatter  of  feet  as  delegates  and  spectators 
crowded  in.  The  workers  for  the  candidates  were  busily  engaged 
in  putting  up  more  lithographs  and  placards.  The  first  excite- 
ment was  occasioned  when  a  man  climbed  out  upon  one  of  the 
steel  girders  that  spanned  the  building,  and  hung  from  it  a  large 
picture  of  Governor  Yates  immediately  in  front  of  the  chairman's 
platform.  It  was  but  a  moment  until  other  men  were  creeping 
out  upon  other  girders  and  unfurling  huge  portraits  of  Deneen, 
Hamlin  and  Warner.  As  each  picture  appeared,  the  partisans  of 
the  candidates  broke  into  cheers. 

Ten  o'clock  was  at  hand,  and  still  the  crowd  was  growing, 
becoming  more  dense  with  each  passing  moment.  At  10:15,  Gov- 
ernor Yates  entered  the  hall  at  the  south  or  main  entrance,  and 
as  he  made  his  way  through  the  closely  packed  crowd  and  walked 
down  the  aisle  to  the  front  he  was  given  an  ovation  which  con- 


216  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

tinued  for  several  minutes.  Five  minutes  later,  Judge  Hamlin 
came  in,  closely  followed  by  Colonel  Lowden  —  both  receiving 
enthusiastic  ovations. 

It  was  now  past  the  time  for  the  convention  to  open.  The 
candidates  and  the  party  leaders  were  all  in  their  places,  ready 
for  their  respective  parts  in  what  they  supposed  to  be  the  closing 
act  of  the  great  drama.  Chairman  Cannon  was  in  his  place  on 
the  platform.  Distinguished  leaders  of  the  party  sat  around 


COL.    JAMES    R.    B.    VAN    CLEAVE. 

(SPRINGFIELD.) 

PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS  ONE  OF  THE  ASSISTANT  SECRETARIES  OF  THE  STATE  CONVENTION 

OF    1904  CALLED  MOST  OF  THE  ROLLS  ON   BALLOTS  FOR  GOVERNOR. 

Born  at  Knoxville,  Illinois,  October  9,  1853,  and  grew  up  in  the  atmosphere  that 
surrounded  that  headquarters  of  the  "  Underground  Railroad."  He  was  educated  at 
Knox  College,  Galesburg,  Illinois,  and  upon  leaving  that  institution  traveled  through 
the  South  during  the  Hayes-Tilden  presidential  campaign  as  correspondent  of  the  New 
York  Herald  and  the  Chicago  Times.  He  helped  to  organize  the  original  Blaine  Club 
in  Chicago  in  1880  and  was  secretary  of  that  organization.  After  the  nomination  of 
Garfield  in  that  year,  Mr.  VanCleave  took  charge  of  the  records  and  acted  as  Mr. 
Garficld's  secretary  at  Mentor,  Ohio,  until  the  regular  secretaries  took  charge.  Mr. 
VanCleave  was  enrolling  and  engrossing  clerk  of  the  Senate  during  the  Thirty-second 
General  Assembly  and  acted  as  secretary  for  the  late  Senator  William  J.  Campbell. 
He  was  elected  City  Clerk  of  Chicago  in  1891  and  served  one  term.  He  was  appointed 
State  Insurance  Superintendent  by  Governor  Tanner  in  1897.  He  retired  from  that 
office  in  1901.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Governor  Tanner's  military  staff. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  217 

• 

him  —  Senators  Cullom  and  Hopkins,  former  Governor  Joseph 
W.  Fifer,  U.  S.  Marshal  John  C.  Ames,  U.  S.  Marshal  Charles 
P.  Hitch,  U.  S.  District  Judge  J.  Otis  Humphrey,  U.  S.  District 
Attorney  S.  H.  Bethea,  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  William  Bar- 
ret Ridgely  and  several  others.  Of  the  six  candidates  for  Gov- 
ernor, only  one  took  a  seat  on  the  platform.  This  was  Colonel  War- 
ner, who  occupied  a  seat  near  the  chairman,  and  looked  placidly 
out  over  the  convention. 


From  a  photograph  by  Alderman  Frank  L.   Race,  of  Chicago. 

FROM     LEFT     TO     RIGHT  WM.     J.     COOKE,      C.     LICHTENBERGER,     JR.,     AND     COLONEL     WM.     J. 

MOXLEY  ALL    OF    CHICAGO. 


The  other  candidates  for  Governor  were  scattered  here  and 
there  through  the  convention.  Governor  Yates,  as  on  the  pre- 
vious day,  sat  on  the  aisle  with  the  Morgan  county  delegation, 
on  the  front  row  of  chairs.  Back  of  him,  perhaps  a  dozen  rows, 
with  the  Douglas  county  delegation,  sat  Attorney-General  Ham- 
lin.  Mr.  Deneen,  Colonel  Lowden  and  Mr.  Sherman,  in  the 
opening  hour,  were  moving  hither  and  thither  through  the  hall. 


218  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Most  of  the  time  Mr.  Deneen  was  in  the  room  which  had  been 
assigned  to  him  as  an  office  or  conference  room,  in  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  hall ;  occasionally  he  moved  about  on  the  outer 
edges,  conferring  with  delegates  or  with  his  lieutenants.  Colonel 
Lowden  mixed  freely  with  the  delegates.  Judge  Sherman,  when 
not  moving  about,  sat  with  the  McDonough  county  delegation 
half-way  back  from  the  front,  and  off  to  the  Speaker's  left. 
John  H.  Pierce,  who  had  not  yet  committed  himself  as  to 
whether  or  not  he  was  to  be  a  candidate,  sat  with  the  Henry 
county  delegation. 

"UNCLE   JOE"    GETS   A   MEGAPHONE. 

It  was  10 :2O  when  "  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon  at  length  arose  to 
convene  the  convention.  The  experience  of  the  previous  day  — 
the  immensity  of  the  hall  and  the  confusion  that  had  prevailed 
much  of  the  time  —  had  seriously  taxed  his  voice ;  and  now 
he  stood  before  the  convention  with  a  megaphone  in  his  hand. 
Pounding  with  his  gavel  until  the  buzz  of  conversation  had  died 
away,  he  lifted  the  megaphone  to  his  mouth  and  commanded 
the  convention  to  be  in  order.  Using  the  megaphone  was  evi- 
dently a  new  experience  for  the  Speaker  of  the  National  House, 
and  there  was  occasional  laughter  as  he  accidentally  talked  out- 
side of  it.  Speaking  through  the  megaphone,  he  said:  , 

The  Chair  desires  to  say  that  in  the  crowded  condition  of  gentlemen 
upon  the  floor  and  spectators  in  the  galleries,  the  enthusiasm  of  all  could 
be  manifested  later  on  for  the  respective  candidates  of  their  choice  —  that 
the  enthusiasm  of  men  where  the  delegates  ought  to  be  alone  must  be 
curbed,  so  that  the  vote  may  be  given  and  the  business  of  the  convention 
transacted. 

The  Chair  desires  to  say  that  if  it  shall  prove,  during  the  progress  of 
this  convention,  that  order  can  not  be  maintained  so  that  the  delegates  of 
the  convention  can  transact  its  business  in  order  and  in  an  orderly  manner, 
the  Chair  will  exercise  that  authority  that  resides  necessarily  with  the 
chairman  of  all  great  bodies,  to  adjourn  upon  his  own  motion  the  delegates 
composing  this  convention  to  the  hall  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  with 
the  order  that  nobody  shall  be  admitted  except  the  delegates,  officials  of 
the  convention  and  the  press.  Let  us  move  off,  gentlemen  of  the  conven- 
tion, and  do  our  business  wisely  and  according  to  our  best  judgment,  not 
forgetting  (and  this  is  without  regard  to  anybody's  candidacy)  that  this 
is  but  one  means  of  presenting  a  ticket  to  receive  votes  next  fall. 
[Laughter.]  The  next  thing  in  order  will  be  a  report  from  the  Committee 
on  Credentials.  [Applause.] 

Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy,  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Cre- 
dentials, was  already  on  the  platform  and  as  Chairman  Cannon 
recognized  him  he  arose  and  read  the  report  of  the  committee, 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


219 


the  substance  of  which  was  already  known  to  the  leaders.  There 
had  been  humors  of  a  contest  over  the  adoption  of  the  report  of 
the  committee,  but  if  opposition  had  been  contemplated,  it  had 
been  abandoned;  for  when  Judge  Hanecy  finished  the  reading 
of  the  report  and  Chairman  Cannon,  after  a  brief  pause,  put  it  to 
a  viva  voce  vote  of  the  convention,  there  was  not  a  single  nega- 
tive vote,  and  the  report  was  declared  unanimously  adopted. 

The  report  of  the  committee  with  regard  to  the  several  con- 
tests confirmed  the  action  of  the  State  Central  Committee  in  seat- 
ing the  Yates  and  Lowden  delegates  in  the  eleven  counties  which 


HON.  JOHN  H.   MILLER. 

(MC'LEANSBORO.) 

SPEAKER    OF    THE     HOUSE    IN     THE     FORTY-THIRD    GENERAL    ASSEMBLY  PROMINENT     IN 

POLITICS. 

Born  near  Enfield,  Illinois,  and  graduated  >frorn  Lincoln  Uniyersity  with  the  class 
of  '71.  For  a  number  of  years  after  his  graduation  he  taught  in  various  schools  in 
Indiana  and  Illinois  and  in  1879  embarked  in  the  hardware  business  in  Enfield.  He 
later  removed  to  McLeansboro,  continuing  in  the  same  line  of  business.  In  1893  he 
organized  the  People's  Bank,  of  which  institution  he  is  now  President.  He  has  been 
chairman  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee  for  eight  years  and  a  member  of 
the  State  Committee  for  six  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  in 
1900  and  reflected  in  1902,  serving  as  Speaker  of  the  House  during  the  session  of  1903. 


220  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

had   sent  contesting  delegations.     The  language   of  the  report 
regarding  these  contests  was  as  follows : 

That  your  committee  took  up  the  contests  in  each  of  the  said  last- 
mentioned  counties  separately  and  heard  the  evidence  and  arguments  of 
the  respective  parties  in  interest,  and  after  hearing  all  of  the  evidence  and 
arguments  of  representative  counsel  and  parties  in  each  of  said  cases,  by 
a  majority  vote  finds  that  the  sitting  delegates  from  each  of  the  last- 
mentioned  counties  as  listed  by  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee 
for  the  temporary  roll-call  of  this  convention  are  the  duly  elected  delegates 
from  said  last-mentioned  counties. 

The  temporary  roll  of  delegates,  therefore,  became  the  per- 
manent one.  The  committee  found,  however,  that  Cook  county 
was  entitled  to  three  more  delegates  than  had  been  accredited  it 
in  the  call  for  the  convention  —  one  in  the  Third  Ward  and  two 
in  the  Third  Commissioners'  District. 

The  adoption  of  the  following  resolution  was  recommended 
by  the  committee  and  embodied  in  its  report: 

Resolved,  That  in  case  a  vacancy  occurs  in  this  convention,  the  dele- 
gates present  in  such  delegation  shall  cast  the  full  vote  of  such  delegation. 

The  convention  then  proceeded  rapidly  to  perfect  its  per- 
manent organization.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Permanent 
Organization  and  Rules  was  presented  by  H.  D.  Judson,  of  Knox 
county,  its  chairman,  recommending  that  "  the  temporary  organi- 
zation of  this  convention  be  the  permanent  organization,  and  that 
the  rules  of  the  National  House  of  Representatives  govern  its 
proceedings."  Mr.  Judson  put  the  motion  to  the  convention, 
and  it  was  carried  without  a  dissenting  vote. 

S.  H.  Bethea,  of  Lee  county,  chairman  of  the  Committee  to 
Select  Delegates  at  Large  to  the  National  Convention,  and  Presi- 
dential Electors  at  Large,  reported  the  following: 

Delegates  at  Large  —  Senator  Shelby  M.  Cullom,  Senator  Albert  J. 
Hopkins,  Speaker  Joseph  G.  Cannon  and  Governor  Richard  Yates. 

Alternates  —  Hon.  W.  A.  Northcott,  Col.  A.  C.  Matthews,  Paul  Mor- 
ton and  Samuel  Insull. 

Electors  at  Large  —  Lot  Brown  and  Wm.  J.  Moxley. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  adopted. 

Then  ex-Congressman  Walter  Reeves,  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions,  was  recognized,  and  presented  the  plat- 
form, which,  as  he  stood  alongside  of  Chairman  Cannon,  he  read 
to  the  convention.  The  reading  of  the  platform  elicited  some 
enthusiasm.  There  were  cheers  at  the  mention  of  the  names  of 
Roosevelt,  Cullom,  Hopkins,  Cannon  and  Hitt.  But  the  biggest 


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221 


demonstration  came  with  the  mention  of  the  name  of  Governor 
Yates,  his  followers  rising  and  sending  forth  deafening  cheers. 
When  Mr.  Reeves  had  concluded  the  reading  of  the  platform, 
he  said : 

I  am  directed  also  to  state  informally  that  in  the  matter  of  the  adop- 
tion of  a  constitution  for  the  party,  such  as  has  been  prepared  by  a  com- 
mittee of  gentlemen,  to  say  to  you  that  the  Committee  on  Resolutions 
could  not  take  up  that  matter  at  this  time,  for  want  of  time  to  consider  it. 
We  have  no  recommendation  upon  that  subject  to  make,  further  than  to 
suggest  that  it  would  probably  be  well  for  this  convention  to  appoint  a 
committee  to  consider  that  question  and  report  to  the  next  State  conven- 
tion. I  move  the  adoption  of  this  report. 


JUDGE  ALONZO  K.  VICKERS. 

(VIENNA.) 

A  MEMBER  OF  THE  HAMLIN  STEERING  COMMITTEE PROMINENT  IN  POLITICS. 

Born  near  Metropolis,  Massac  county,  September  25,  1853.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  Massac  county  and  in  the  Metropolis  high  school.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  he  began  teaching  school  and  followed  this  vocation  for  six  years, 
reading  law  meanwhile  under  the  direction  of  Judge  R.  W.  McCartney  of  Metropolis. 
In  1879  he  moved  to  Vienna  and  established  the  Vienna  Times.  In  1886  he  was 
ejected  for  a  term  in  the  State  Legislature  and  five  years  later  was  elected  to  the 
circuit  bench  in  the  First  Judicial  Circuit,  being  reflected  without  opposition  in  1897 
and  1903.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  assigned  by  the  Supreme  Court  to  the  Appellate 
bench  of  the  Second  Circuit.  He  has  taken  an  active  and  influential  part  in  politics  in 
Southern  Illinois  for  many  years.  He  was  a  strong  friend  and  supporter  of  Judge 
Hamlin  in  the  gubernatorial  contest  and  at  the  State  Convention  was  a  member  of  the 
Hamlin  Steering  Committee. 


222  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  motion  to  adopt  the  platform  prevailed  unanimously. 
Then  the  chairman  recognized  John  J.  Brown,  of  Fayette  county, 
who  offered  the  following  resolution : 

Resolved,  That  the  congressional  districts  be  called  in  their  order  for 
the  presentation  of  candidates  for  the  respective  State  offices,  according  to 
the  call  made  by  the  State  Central  Committee,  and  that  as  the  names  of 
such  candidates  shall  be  presented  there  shall  be  no  speeches  made. 

The  reading  of  this  resolution  was  received  with  applause. 
There  was  evident  satisfaction  with  the  provision  cutting  out 
nominating  speeches.  It  had  been  customary  from  time  imme- 
morial for  eulogistic  speeches  to  be  made  in  nominating  candi- 
dates for  the  high  office  of  Governor.  But  the  convention  was  in 
no  mood  now  for  oratorical  displays.  Any  forensic  tribute  would 
have  been  meaningless  and  impressionless  and  an  unpardonable 
waste  of  time.  If  a  half-dozen  of  the  greatest  political  orators 
that  the  State  ever  had  produced  —  Ingersoll,  Oglesby,  "  War 
Governor  "  Yates,  E.  D.  Baker,  or  any  of  the  brilliant  galaxy 
that  had  given  fame  to  the  oratory  of  the  Prairie  State  —  had 
appeared  in  the  convention  and  made  the  most  eloquent  appeals 
of  which  they  were  capable,  they  would  have  evoked  applause 
and  cheers  —  but  not  a  single  vote  would  have  been  changed.  It 
was  the  universal  feeling  in  the  convention  that  this  was  a  time 
for  action,  not  for  the  flowers  of  oratory. 

PRECAUTION    AGAINST   A   "STAMPEDE." 

Nor  was  there  to  be  a  "  stampede  "  to  any  candidate,  such 
as  had  been  witnessed  occasionally  in  former  conventions.  It 
was  recalled  that  four  years  earlier  at  Peoria  the  convention  had 
been  stampeded  to  Richard  Yates  through  an  extensive  changing 
of  votes  before  the  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  third  bal- 
lot. Nobody  now  was  anxious  for  a  stampede  —  not  even  the 
Governor  himself,  who  had  been  the  beneficiary  of  the  historic 
stampede  of  1900.  There  were,  therefore,  only  a  few  faint 
"  noes  "  when  the  following  resolution,  offered  by  Judge  Richard 
S.  Farrand,  of  Lee  county,  was  put  to  a  vote  and  declared  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  no  change  of  vote  shall  be  permitted  by  any  delegate  or 
delegates  during  the  roll-call,  or  after  the  same,  and  that  immediately  upon 
the  close  of  such  roll-call  the  secretary  shall  announce  the  vote ;  and 
immediately  upon  such  announcement  the  secretary  shall  again  proceed 
to  call  the  roll  in  case  no  nomination  has  been  made. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


223 


At  once  the  secretary  began  the  calling  of  the  Congressional 
districts,  beginning  with  the  first,  for  the  nomination  of  candi- 
dates for  Governor.  The  candidates  were  placed  in  nomination 
as  follows : 

Frank  O.  Lowden,  by  Alderman  Frank  I.  Bennett,  of  the 
second  district  (Chicago). 

Charles  S.  Deneen,  by  State  Treasurer  Fred  A.  Busse,  ninth 
district  (Chicago). 


From  a  photograph  by  J.  Ellsworth  Hare,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Inter  Ocean. 

GOVERNOR    YATES   ENTERING    CONVENTION    HALL. 


L.  Y.  Sherman,  by  State  Senator  O.  F.  Berry,  of  Carthage. 

H.  J.  Hamlin,  by  Walter  C.  Headen,  of  Shelbyville. 

Vespasian  Warner,  by  Judge  F.  M.  Shonkwiler,  of  Monti- 
cello. 

Governor  Richard  Yates,  by  Mayor  John  R.  Davis,  of  Jack- 
sonville. 

The  nominations  were  seconded  by  a  number  of  districts. 

The  roll  of  the  counties  was  then  called  for  the  first  ballot. 


224  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

On  the  first  call  of  Bureau  county  the  vote  was  two  short  of  the 
number  to  which  the  county  was  entitled.  A  delegate  from 
Bureau  challenged  the  vote,  and  the  roll  of  the  individual  dele- 
gates was  called,  resulting :  Lowden,  6 ;  Deneen,  5 ;  Hamlin,  i ; 
Yates,  i ;  Warner,  i. 

W.  J.  Lynch  challenged  the  vote  of  Madison  county.  Sen- 
ator Louis  Walter,  of  Alton,  inquired  whether,  under  the  rule 
governing  vacancies  in  delegations,  a  majority  could  fill  the 
vacancy. 

Before  a  ruling*  could  be  made,  another  delegate  said  there 
was  no  vacancy,  as  the  alternate  for  the  absent  delegate  was 
present. 

Chairman  Cannon :  Then  there  is  no  basis  for  the  inquiry. 
Is  the  delegation  full? 

Senator  Walter :   There  is  an  alternate  here. 

Chairman  Cannon:   Then  the  delegation  is  full.     [Laughter.] 

The  Madison  delegation  was  polled,  the  alternate  voting  for 
Yates. 

The  first  ballot  was  announced  as  follows : 

Yates,  507^3 :  Lowden,  354% ;  Deneen,  386^ ',  Hamlin, 
121 ;  Warner,  45  ;  Sherman,  87.  Total  vote  cast,  1,502.  Neces- 
sary to  a  choice,  752. 

"  No  candidate  having  received  a  majority,"  said  Chairman 
Cannon,  "  there  is  no  choice,  and  the  clerk  will  again  call  the 
roll." 

The  roll  was  then  called  for  the  second  ballot.  The  vote  of 
Boone  county  was  challenged,  and  the  delegation  was  polled. 
This  resulted  in  a  gain  of  one  vote  for  Yates,  and  the  loss  of 
one  for  Warner. 

There  were  cheers  when  Rock  Island  county,  which  had  voted 
for  Sherman  on  the  first  roll-call,  cast  its  vote  solidly  for  Lowden 
on  the  second. 

The  second  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  504^3 ;  Lowden,  390  53-66 ;  Deneen,  383  35-66 ;  Ham- 
lin, 117^3";  Warner,  42  1-6;  Sherman,  63  1-6. 

The  third  ballot  brought  further  changes  by  the  entry  of 
John  H.  Pierce,  of  Henry  county,  in  the  list  of  candidates.  His 
name  had  not  been  formally  presented  to  the  convention,  but 
now  Henry  and  Stark  counties  gave  him  twenty-one  votes,  and 
Pulaski  added  a  half  vote. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


225 


As  the  ballots  and  the  totals  thereof  are  given  in  detail  in 
another  part  of  this  volume,  their  repetition  here  will  not  be 
necessary.  The  balloting  continued  without  extensive  changes. 
The  Yates  vote  gradually  receded ;  the  Lowden  vote  all  the  while 
was  climbing  up.  On  the  fourth  ballot,  Alexander  county,  which 
had  voted  solidly  for  Yates,  divided  its  vote,  giving  Yates  four 
and  Lowden  three.  The  vote  was  challenged,  and  on  a  poll  it 
was  found  that  the  Lowden  votes  were  cast  by  John  Aisthorpe, 
W.  H.  Fields  and  Richard  Taylor.  Ford  county,  which  had  been 
dividing  its  vote  between  Deneen,  Sherman  and  Warner,  now 
voted  solidly  for  Deneen,  and  was  rewarded  with  cheers  from 
the  Deneen  delegates. 


COL.  W.  J.  CONZELMAN. 

(PEKIN.) 
CANDIDATE    FOR    THE    NOMINATION    FOR    LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 

Born  in  St.  Louis,  where  his  father  was  a  physician  of  considerable  prominence. 
Mr.  Conzelman  moved  to  Pekin  in  1891  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Bertha  Herget  of  that  city.  He  is  prominent  as  a  stockholder  and 
director  in  a  large  number  of  business  enterprises,  both  in  Pekin  and  Peoria.  He  is 
also  a  Colonel  on  the  military  staff  of  Governor  Yates.  In  May,  1891,  he  was  elected 
Mayor  of  Pekin  and  was  reefected  in  1903  by  an  increased  majority. 

15 


226 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


After  the  last  county  had  been  called  on  each  ballot,  the  secre- 
taries required  from  ten  to  fifteen  minutes  to  make  the  footings. 
The  totals  were  not  given  to  the  chairman  until  they  were  agreed 
upon  by  Secretary  Hoy  and  those  of  his  assistants  who  had 
made  roll-calls  —  each  of  the  several  candidates  having  a  repre- 
sentative among  the  assistant  secretaries.  In  this  way  accuracy 
was  secured  —  though  there  were  occasionally  slight  errors  in  the 
fractions,  to  which  no  attention  was  paid  —  and  all  chance  for  dis- 
pute was  obviated. 


•'•--*n»  **J 


From  a  photograph  by  J.  Ellsworth  Hare,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Inter  Ocean. 

JUDGE     HAMLIN     ABOUT     TO     ENTER     CONVENTION     HALL. 


After  the  completion  of  the  seventh  roll-call,  a  full  half- 
hour  elapsed  before  the  announcement  of  the  result.  Chairman 
Cannon  turned  his  gavel  over  to  Major  James  A.  Connolly,  of 
Springfield,  for  a  few  minutes,  while  he  had  a  conference  with 
Judge  W.  C.  Johns,  of  Decatur,  and  others.  The  chairman 
began  to  see  faintly  the  deadlock  that  was  just  beginning,  and 
was  anxious  that  it  should  be  averted.  Rumors  flew  thick  and 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  227 

fast  through  the  hall.  It  was  reported  that  the  chairman  had 
suggested  to  the  delegates  of  his  own  county,  Vermilion,  that 
they  open  the  way  by  dividing  their  vote  among  several  of 
the  candidates.  The  same  suggestion,  it  was  understood,  had 
been  made  to  the  Macon  and  Douglas  county  delegations.  It 
was  reported  also  that  Mr.  Deneen  had  sent  a  messenger  to 
Governor  Yates,  and  that  both  of  them,  with  Judge  Hamlin,  had 
gone  into  a  conference.  For  some  days,  in  the  talk  of  a  possible 
entry  of  a  "  dark  horse  "  in  the  list  of  candidates,  the  name  of 
E.  J.  Murphy,  warden  of  the  Joliet  penitentiary,  and  the  Gov- 
ernor's campaign  manager,  had  been  freely  used.  Mr.  Murphy 
evidently  had  some  friends  in  the  convention,  and  there  were 
now  shouts  of  "  Murphy !"  "  Murphy !"  The  impression  that 
a  break  was  about  to  come,  and  that  unexpected  combinations 
were  about  to  be  made,  took  possession  of  many  in  the  conven- 
tion—  not  so  much  of  the  delegates  themselves  as  of  those  who 
looked  on. 

During  the  long  wait  the  convention  became  boisterous.  The 
pictures,  banners  and  placards  of  candidates  were  kept  waving 
all  over  the  hall.  The  air  was  filled  with  a  bedlam  of  cheers. 

It  was  4  o'clock  when  the  result  of  the  seventh  ballot  was 
announced.  The  Yates  vote  had  fallen  to  494,  while  Lowden 
had  risen  to  407 ;  Deneen  had  dropped  to  377 ;  Sherman  to  52 ; 
Hamlin,  Warner  and  Pierce  were  practically  stationary. 

The  eighth  ballot  developed  no  extensive  changes.  The  roll- 
call  was  interrupted  by  Fred  A.  Busse,  who  demanded  that  Mr. 
Deneen  have  a  representative  at  the  secretary's  desk  to  keep 
tally  of  the  votes.  Chairman  Cannon,  with  some  asperity,  replied : 

"  The  Chair  understands  that  there  is  a  gentleman  here  who 
has  the  confidence  of  Mr.  Deneen ;  and  whether  there  is  or  not, 
it  is  the  duty  of  the  Chair  to  see  that  the  vote  is  counted  as 
announced,  and  the  Chair  will  do  it." 

Rival  attempts  at  stampede  were  made  on  the  ninth  ballot, 
by  the  supporters  of  Yates,  Lowden  and  Deneen,  who  sent  up 
deafening  shouts  as  the  votes  of  the  counties  were  announced ; 
but  no  effect  whatever  was  apparent. 

CONVENTION    BECOMES    A    MOB. 

The  convention  became  a  mob  during  the  long  wait  for  the 
announcement  of  the  tenth  ballot.  There  was  a  deafening  din 


228  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

of  yells  for  all  of  the  candidates  —  more  particularly  for  Hamlin, 
Yates  and  Lowden.  Finally  a  dozen  men  with  banners,  seeking 
the  highest  vantage,  climbed  upon  the  press  platform,  some 
upon  the  secretary's  table,  and  finally  one  mounted  Chairman 
Cannon's  table,  swinging  a  Warner  banner.  A  squad  of  police- 
men in  uniforms  leaped  to  the  platform  and,  after  a  struggle,  suc- 
ceeded in  removing  the  disturbers,  but  to  do  it  required  force 


COL.  ISAAC  L.  ELLWOOD. 
(DE  KALB.) 

IMPORTANT    FACTOR    IN    STATE    CONVENTION  PROMINENT    IN    POLITICS    AND    IN    BUSINESS 

WORLD  MEMBER  STATE  RAILROAD  AND  WAREHOUSE  COMMISSION. 


and  threats  and  menacing  motions  of  policemen's  clubs.  A 
serious  riot  was  imminent  for  several  minutes.  "  Uncle  Joe  " 
Cannon,  with  characteristic  coolness  and  good  humor,  lifted  his 
megaphone  and  shouted  to  the  press  representatives  on  his  left : 
''  The  newspaper  boys  will  please  sit  down." 

At  length  the  convention  settled  down  to  some  semblance  of 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  229 

order  and  delegates  were  able  to  hear  the  megaphone  announce- 
ment of  the  tenth  ballot.  This  showed  almost  no  changes  from 
the  previous  ballots. 

About  the  only  important  variation  on  the  eleventh  ballot 
was  the  transfer  of  the  six  votes  of  Washington  county  to  Con- 
gressman W.  A.  Rodenberg.  This  was  Mr.  Rodenberg's  first  and 
final  appearance  in  the  list  of  candidates  for  governor. 

It  was  now  nearly  7 130  in  the  evening.  The  convention  had 
been  in  session  continuously  since  10  o'clock.  There  had  been 
no  intermission  for  lunch  or  for  dinner,  and  delegates  and  specta- 
tors were  weary  and  hungry,  sandwiches  secured  from  the  near- 
est lunch  rooms  and  carried  to  convention  hall  by  messengers 
being  all  that  they  had  been  able  to  get  in  the  way  of  food. 
There  was  a  general  desire  for  a  recess,  but  nobody  was  willing 
to  make  the  first  move  in  that  direction,  fearing  it  might  be  con- 
strued as  a  confession  of  weakness.  Chairman  Cannon  inti- 
mated that  a  recess  would  be  desirable  when  he  remarked  that 
"  in  the  absence  of  any  privileged  motion  the  clerk  will  call  the 
roll."  The  delegates  only  laughed  at  the  chairman's  humor 
and  none  offered  the  "  privileged  motion  "  which  he  hoped  might 
be  forthcoming. 

The  calling  of  the  roll  for  the  twelfth  ballot  was  then  com- 
menced. Chairman  Cannon  called  Major  James  A.  Connolly, 
of  Springfield,  to  the  chair,  and  left  the  platform  with  Senator 
Cullom  and  Congressman  Lorimer.  It  was  currently  reported 
that  they  were  proposing  a  conference  between  the  candidates 
for  Governor.  If  any  such  proposition  was  made,  it  received 
no  encouragement.  In  a  few  minutes  Mr.  Cannon  was  back 
in  the  chair. 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  was  thoroughly  impressed  with  the  futility  of 
any  further  balloting  that  day.  The  footings  had  been  ready 
for  half  an  hour,  but  he  sat  complacently  in  his  chair,  smiling  at 
those  about  him. 

"  Do  you  think,"  he  inquired,  "  I  am  in  any  hurry  to  announce 
this  ballot  ?" 

In  the  convention  hall  there  was  a  continuous  din  of  shouts, 
mingled  with  the  boisterous  music  of  a  half-dozen  bands  and  the 
clatter  of  a  cowbell  in  the  hands  of  an  enthusiastic  delegate  in 
the  center  of  the  hall.  The  Yates  men  apparently  had  the  greater 
lung  power,  and,  with  a  bass  drum  keeping  time,  they  kept  up  a 


230 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


continuous  shout  of  "  YATES  !  YATES !  YATES !  YATES !" 
It  was  at  this  juncture  that  some  of  the  Deneen  men  wanted  to 
try  a  stampede  for  their  candidate.  Mr.  Deneen  was  over  at 
the  Leland  hotel,  nearly  a  half-mile  away.  Clyde  A.  Morrison, 
of  Chicago,  one  of  his  active  lieutenants,  jumped  into  a  carriage 
and  drove  post-haste  to  the  hotel,  expecting  to  bring  the  candi- 
date back  with  him  to  the  convention  hall,  where  his  personal 
appearance  at  this  critical  moment  would  cause  an  outburst  of 
enthusiasm  and  .possibly  a  break  in  the  opposing  forces.  But  Mr. 
Deneen  only  smiled  and  shook  his  head.  "  No,"  said  he,  "  I  will 


HON.  JOHN  R.  DAVIS. ' 
(JACKSONVILLE.) 

PLACED    GOVERNOR    YATES    IN    NOMINATION    IN    THE    STATE    CONVENTION  PROMINENT    IN 

GOVERNOR'S  CAMPAIGN. 

Born  in  Jacks9iiville  in  1864  of  Scotch- Irish  descent.  His  first  political  position  was 
that  of  alderman  in  the  Jacksonville  City  Council,  and  at  the  end  of  his  term  he  was 
nominated  for  mayor  of  that  city,  being  elected  by  a  large  majority.  His  reelection 
followed  two  years  later,  at  which  time  he  received  the  largest  majority  ever  given  a 
candidate  for  the  office.  Mr.  Davis  is  a  director  in  the  Ayers  National  Bank,  a  director 
of  the  White  Hall  Sewer  Pipe  and  Stone  Company  and  secretary  of  the  Odd  Fellows' 
Orphans'  home  at  Lincoln.  He  has  always  been  prominent  in  the  Republican  political 
councils  in  Morgan  county. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  231 

stay  here.     Some  other  day  for  my  stampede."    And  Mr.  Morri- 
son, disappointed,  returned  to  the  convention  alone. 

TROUBLE  BREAKS  LOOSE. 

Suddenly  there  was  excitement  on  the  east  side  of  the  hall, 
not  far  from  the  chairman's  platform,  and  there  was  a  general 
rush  in  that  direction.  In  one  of  the  endless  processions  of  men 
carrying  banners  that  had  been  marching  up  and  down  the  aisles, 
a  burly  negro  resisted  Police  Officer  George  Brightman  when 
the  latter  attempted  to  stop  him.  The  officer  used  his  club  and  the 
negro  attacked  him,  drawing  a  revolver.  Mrs.  Yates,  wife  of  the 
Governor,  was  sitting  a  few  feet  away  inside  a  reserved  space 
protected  by  a  rope.  In  the  scuffle,  the  negro  pushed  another 
policeman,  who  had  come  to  the  rescue  of  Officer  Brightman, 
over  the  rope  and  upon  Mrs.  Yates.  B.  M.  Chiperfield,  of  Can- 
ton, a  candidate  for  Attorney-General,  was  standing  near,  and 
came  to  the  rescue  of  the  officers.  Others  joined  him  and  the 
negro  was  finally  overpowered  and  placed  under  arrest.  Mrs. 
Yates  was  uninjured. 

At  length  the  result  of  the  twelfth  ballot  was  announced, 
showing  but  slight  changes  from  the  previous  ballot.  The  thir- 
teenth roll-call  was  commenced  at  8 :2O.  While  the  result  of  the 
ballot  was  awaited,  representatives  of  the  candidates  went  to  the 
platform  and  discussed  with  Chairman  Cannon  the  question  of 
adjournment.  Mr.  Cannon  was  anxious  to  adjourn.  "  It  is  an 
outrage,"  he  said  to  ex-Congressman  Walter  Reeves,  "  to  pun- 
ish men  for  their  loyalty."  But  opposition  to  adjournment  was 
too  strong  to  be  overcome.  It  was  9:16  when  the  result  of  the 
thirteenth  ballot  was  given  to  the  convention,  although  the  foot- 
ings had  been  ready  for  forty  minutes. 

Governor  Yates  and  members  of  his  Advisory  Committee  had 
been  meeting  in  his  room  in  the  south  end  of  the  building,  in  con- 
ference on  the  question  of  adjournment.  They  now  came  in  and 
made  their  way  down  the  aisle  to  the  front,  with  the  Governor 
at  their  head.  The  Governor  announced  to  those  about  him :  "  I 
am  against  adjournment." 

Chairman  Cannon  said  he  desired  to  make  a  statement.  "  It 
is  now  half-past  nine  o'clock,"  said  he.  "  It  is  for  the  conven- 
tion, after  a  continuous  session  of  about  twelve  hours,  to  say 


232 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


whether  it  shall  proceed  in  regular  order,  or  take  a  recess.  It  is 
in  the  power  of  the  convention  to  do  either.  The  Chair  has 
suggested  to  friends  of  all  the  candidates  that  perchance,  under 
the  existing  conditions,  a  recess  would  be  wise ;  but  having  made 
the  suggestion,  he  has  met  with  no  favorable  response.  If  no 
motion  is  made  —  and  that  is  in  order  at  this  time  —  the  Chair 
will  order  another  roll-call ;  but  the  Chair  desires  to  state  to 
the  whole  convention  of  1,500  delegates  what  the  parliamentary 
situation  is." 

"  Call  the  roll  —  call  the  roll,"  was  the  instant  response  from 
a  dozen  voices. 


From  a  photograph  by  Alderman  Frank  L.   Race,  Chicago. 

FROM    LEFT   TO    RIGHT:      GOV.    YATES,    L.    A.   POOL,    OF   QUINCY,    AND    W.    L.    SACKETT,    OF    MORRIS, 
IN     FRONT     OF     CONVENTION     HALL. 


"  The  clerk  will  call  the  roll,"  said  the  chairman,  "  and  gentle- 
men will  be  in  order,  because  it  will  greatly  facilitate  the  calling 
of  the  roll ;  and  the  Chair  states  that  the  roll-calls  from  this 
time  on  will  be  speedily  disposed  of."  [Applause.] 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  233 

The  calling  of  the  roll  then  proceeded.  The  fourteenth  ballot 
showed  no  substantial  changes,  and  the  fifteenth  roll-call  was  com- 
menced. While  it  was  in  progress  the  candidates  had  a  confer- 
ence and  agreed  upon  a  recess  until  10  o'clock  the  following 
morning.  State  Senator  O.  F.  Berry  communicated  the  fact  of 
the  agreement  to  Chairman  Cannon.  Then  the  footings  of  the 
fifteenth  ballot  were  announced.  The  Yates  vote,  which  had 
gone  down  as  low  as  482  on  the  previous  ballot,  rose  again  to 
495,  a  result  that  was  greeted  with  cheers  by  his  followers.  The 
footings  of  this  ballot  were  as  follows :  Yates,  495 ;.  Lowden, 
4059-66;  Deneen,  38157-66;  Hamlin,  in;  Warner,  36:  Sher- 
man, 51 ;  Pierce,  21. 

During  the  day  the  sergeants-at-arms  and  the  police  had 
been  totally  unable  to  cope  with  the  immense  crowd  that  had 
pushed  its  way  into  the  convention  hall.  The  result  had  been 
that  the  greatest  disorder  had  prevailed  throughout  the  day. 
Chairman  Cannon  was  thoroughly  aroused  as  he  made  the  follow- 
ing announcement  to  the  convention  : 

The  Chair  desires  to  announce  to  the  convention  that  on  to-morrow, 
with  the  consent  and  authority  of  the  State  Central  Committee,  there  will 
be  a  sufficient  number  of  sergeants-at-arms  and  a  detail  of  sufficient  and 
efficient  police  force  to  police  all  the  doors  entering  the  building,  and  that 
no  man  will  be  permitted  to  enter  upon  the  floor  of  the  building  unless  he 
has  a  delegate's  or  alternate's  ticket.  Admitted  to  this  platform  will  be 
people  with  platform  tickets  and  members  of  the  press  only.  To  the  gal- 
leries admission  will  be  given  to  those  holding  gallery  tickets.  And  I  want 
to  say  that  with  this  aid  it  will  be  done  according  to  this  announcement, 
unless  this  convention  now  prohibits  it,  and  the  Chair  hears  no  objections. 

The  day's  work  was  over  and  the  delegates  were  on  their 
feet  in  anticipation  of  a  motion  to  adjourn.  At  10:28  Senator 
Berry  moved  that  the  convention  take  a  recess  until  10  o'clock 
the  following  morning.  The  motion  was  declared  carried  and 
the  delegates,  weary  under  the  strain  of  the  long  session,  made 
their  way  to  the  hotels  and  boarding  houses. 

THE   DEADLOCK  — HOW   TO   BREAK   IT. 

The  day  was  far  from  being  over  for  the  candidates  for 
Governor  and  those  closely  associated  with  their  fortunes  in  the 
contest.  By  this  time  the  one  fact  that  was  clear  to  every- 
body was  that  the  convention  was  in  a  deadlock.  The  situation 
was  one  that  had  not  been  anticipated  by  anybody.  Instead  of 


234  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

a  break  in  the  ranks  of  any  of  the  candidates,  the  delegates  seemed 
to  have  settled  down  to  the  determination  to  stand  by  the  candi- 
dates of  their  original  choice.  It  was  obvious  that  so  long  as 
they  maintained  this  attitude  a  nomination  was  impossible. 

It  seemed  evident  that  the  only  possible  solution  of  the  prob- 
lem was  to  bring  about  a  combination  between  two  of  the  lead- 
ing candidates,  or  between  one  of  the  leading  candidates  and  all 
of  the  minor  ones.  In  the  latter  class  were  included  Hamlin, 
Sherman,  Warner  and  Pierce.  All  told,  the  minor  candidates, 
as  shown  by  the  last  ballot,  had  219  votes.  This  number,  of 
course,  added  to  what  either  Yates,  Lowden  or  Deneen  already 
had,  was  still  insufficient  to  nominate;  but  the  theory  was  that 
if  any  candidate  could  secure  as  many  as  seven  hundred  votes 
the  remaining  fifty-two  necessary  to  nominate  would  be  forth- 
coming without  much  difficulty  or  delay.  Word  was  brought 
to  the  Yates  leaders  late  that  night  that  plans  had  been  practically 
consummated  for  the  nomination  of  Judge  Hamlin  next  day; 
that  he  would  get  the  Lowden  vote  solid,  as  well  as  the  Sherman 
and  Pierce  votes,  and  that  enough  Deneen  men  would  join  to 
nominate  him.  Investigation,  however,  failed  to  show  that 
such  a  proposition  was  being  seriously  considered  by  any  of 
the  parties  to  the  reported  combination. 

The  most  feasible  combination  seemed  to  be  between  two  of 
the  three  leading  candidates ;  and  the  one  most  discussed  by  the 
leaders  as  they  gathered  in  little  groups  here  and  there  through 
the  hotel  at  midnight  and  later  that  night  was  a  combination  of 
the  forces  back  of  Yates  and  Lowden.  Together,  these  two  candi- 
dates had  a  total  of  nine  hundred  votes.  It  was  admitted  that 
neither  could  deliver  absolutely  all  of  his  votes  to  the  other; 
but  it  was  the  common  belief  that  a  successful  alliance  could  be 
made  between  them. 

THE   "ORGANIZATION." 

"  The  organization  ought  to  control  this  nomination,"  was 
the  expression  of  opinion  uttered  by  scores  of  men  who  were 
allied  with  one  or  the  other  of  the  two  candidates  who  were 
ranked  as  "  organization  "  men.  There  was,  of  course,  more  or 
less  ambiguity  in  the  use  of  the  term  "  organization."  The  word 
in  a  general  way  was  understood  to  include  the  Cook  county  forces 


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235 


controlled  by  Congressman  Lorimer  and  his  associates  —  forces 
that  were  now  backing  Colonel  Lowden  —  and  the  forces 
in  the  country  that  were  supporting  Governor  Yates.  Colonel 
Warner,  also,  was  generally  looked  upon  as  an  "  organi- 
zation "  candidate.  Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Sherman  were  ranked 
as  "  anti-organization."  These  terms  were  not  altogether  accu- 
rate ;  Mr.  Deneen,  for  instance,  had  back  of  him  what  had  recently 
become  the  "  organization "  in  Cook  county ;  but  those  who 


From  a  photograph  by  F.  H.  Wagner,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Record-Herald. 
MR.    DENEEN   AND   JUDGE    SHERMAN   EXCHANGE  JOKES. 

FROM    LEFT    TO    RIGHT    OF    PICTURE:      HOMER    J.    TICE,    OF    GREENVIEW;      REPRESENTATIVE    WM. 

SCHLAGENHAUF,    OF    QUINCY;      L.    Y.    SHERMAN;      C.    W.    VAIL,    OF    CHICAGO; 

CHARLES   S.    DENEEN. 


made  the  plea  that  the  "  organization  "  should  get  together  and 
agree  upon  the  nominee  referred  generally  to  the  forces  sup- 
porting Yates  and  Lowden. 

Mr.  Lorimer  late  that  night  was  quoted  as  proposing  a  general 
"  organization  "  caucus.    But  there  was  no  chance  to  accomplish 


236  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

anything  by  that  means.  There  was  one  obstacle  in  the  way  of 
an  agreement  between  the  so-called  organization  candidates  that 
it  was  impossible  to  overcome.  This  was  to  be  found  in  the 
fact  that  such  an  agreement  involved  a  surrender  on  the  part 
of  either  Yates  or  Lowden.  The  Governor  would  not  consider 
any  suggestion  of  a  combination,  either  with  Lowden  or  with 
any  other  candidate,  that  did  not  contemplate  his  own  nomina- 
tion. 

"  Of  all  the  candidates  in  this  contest,"  he  argued,  "  I  am  the 
last  who  should  be  expected  to  withdraw.  I  have  gone  "into 
this  convention  with  more  votes  than  any  other  candidate.  I 
have  practically  one-half  of  the  votes  outside  of  Cook  county. 
I  have  made  my  campaign  before  the  people 'of  Illinois,  and  the 
five  hundred  delegates  I  have  are  the  response  of  the  people 
to  my  appeal.  It  would  be  unjust  to  those  who  have  supported 
me  for  me  to  retire  now  from  this  contest  in  favor  of  any 
other  candidate  whose  support  in  the  convention  is  far  less  than 
my  own.  It  has  been  demonstrated  that  my  delegates  will  stand 
by  me.  I  feel  every  confidence  that  they  will  support  me  to 
the  end.  Under  these  circumstances,  why  should  I  be  asked  to 
withdraw  ?" 

Colonel  Lowden  was  quite  as  firm,  unyielding  and  confident. 
The  day's  balloting  certainly  had  been  encouraging  to  him.  He 
was  the  only  one  of  the  candidates  who  had  ended  the  day  with 
more  votes  than  he  had  at  its  beginning.  His  vote  on  the  first 
ballot  was  354;  it  had  gone  up  to  420  on  the  fourteenth  ballot, 
and  stood  at  405  at  the  close.  Yates  had  suffered  a  net  loss 
of  12  votes;  Deneen  a  loss  of  5  votes;  Hamlin,  10  votes;  War- 
ner, 9  votes ;  Sherman,  31  votes.  There  was  no  one  in  the  Low- 
den camp  who  would  listen  for  a  moment  that  night  to  any 
suggestion  of  going  to  Yates.  While  it  was  admitted  that 
Lowden  had  fewer  votes  than  Yates,  and,  therefore,  a  slightly 
better  reason  for  retiring  in  favor  of  him,  yet  his  rising  vote 
through  the  balloting  of  the  day,  and  the  probability  that  it 
would  rise  higher  next  day,  furnished  a  sufficient  answer  to 
every  suggestion  of  withdrawal  or  of  entering  a  combination  to 
nominate  the  Governor. 

The  delegates  —  the  rank  and  file  who  were  not  to  be  classed 
as  "leaders"  or  as  the  "  lieutenants  "  of  the  candidates  —  thus 
showed  no  signs  of  weakening.  They  were  indifferent  to  the  talk 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  237 

of  compromise  or  combinations.  Already  they  had  developed  a 
pride  in  sticking  to  their  respective  candidates,  and  their  watch- 
word had  become,  "  Stand  pat."  No  such  loyalty  to  individuals 
had  ever  before  been  displayed  in  a  State  convention  in  Illinois. 
All  talk  of  a  "  break-up  "  —  a  condition  of  things  that  twenty- 
four  hours  before  had  been  anticipated  as  likely  to  bring  the 
contest  to  a  close  after  four  or  five  ballots  —  was  abandoned. 
"  You  could  not  break  this  deadlock  with  a  gatling  gun,"  Mr. 
Lorimer  had  commented  as  he  stood  watching  the  convention 
during  the  closing  ballot  that  night.  The  result  of  the  first 
day  of  balloting  had  given  the  leaders  a  different  line  to  work 
upon.  They  had  discovered  that  they  could  not  expect  to  nomi- 
nate a  candidate  through  a  stampede  or  through  the  disintegra- 
tion of  the  forces  of  any  of  the  candidates.  The  candidates 
themselves,  it  was  clear,  were  masters  of  their  delegates,  and  so 
in  a  sense  were  masters  of  the  situation.  It  was,  therefore, 
for  two  or  more  of  the  candidates  to  say  when  and  under  what 
circumstances  and  on  what  conditions  they  should  join  hands 
and  end  the  deadlock,  which  already  had  surpassed  all  previous 
State  convention  contests. 

But  the  candidates  were  not  ready  to  join  hands.  Each 
found  his  own  inclination  and  judgment  against  combination 
or  compromise,  and  each  was  supported  in  his  view  by  the 
advice  of  those  in  whom  he  had  the  greatest  confidence.  The 
early  hours  of  the  morning  found  the  candidates  each  making 
his  way  to  his  private  apartments  in  the  hotel,  in  the  hope  of 
securing  a  few  short  hours  of  rest  before  the  renewal  of  the 
battle  in  the  convention. 


238 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


AT    THE    CONVENTION. 


THE    POLITICIAN    WHO    IS    "ON    THE    FENCE"    IS    HAVING    AN    EXCITING   TIME. 


ONE    THAT    THE    STATE    COMMITTEE   CANNOT    DECIDE— THE    BEAUTT   CONTEST  BETWEEN  SENATOR  CttLLOM 

AND    SPEAKER    CANNON. 


THE    CAMPAIGN    MANAGERS    GIVE    OUT    INFORMATION    AS    TO    WHO    WILL    BE    NOMINATED. 
Cartoon  by  Ralph  Wilder.     Reproduced  from  the  Chicago  Record-Herald,  May  13,  1904. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  239 


CHAPTER  VI. 

THIRD  DAY,  SATURDAY,  MAY   14  — GOVERNOR  YATES  PRE- 
PARES FOR  EMERGENCY  — HAMLIN   STAMPEDE. 

"  But  of  course,"  delegates  argued,  as  they  discussed  the 
situation  on  their  way  over  to  convention  hall  Saturday  morn- 
ing, the  I4th  — "  of  course,  the  candidates  will  get  together 
some  time  to-day  and  end  this  deadlock.  They  won't  keep  us 
here  over  Sunday." 

That,  indeed,  was  the  general  expectation  —  that  before  the 
close  of  the  day  a  winning  combination  would  be  made.  The 
public  expected  it.  Yet  if  one  could  have  read  the  minds  of 
the  three  men  who  controlled  in  the  aggregate  more  than  1,200 
of  the  1,500  delegates,  and  any  two  of  whom,  if  agreed,  could 
have  ended  the  deadlock  instantly,  he  would  have  discovered 
how  groundless  was  the  hope  of  an  ending  that  day.  Yates, 
Lowden  and  Deneen  were  as  firm  as  they  had  been  at  mid- 
night —  even  firmer  than  they  had  been  before  the  first  ballot 
was  taken ;  for  each  had  been  given  new  and  impressive  evi- 
dence of  the  loyalty  of  his  delegates,  and  each  determined  in 
his  own  mind  not  to  give  up  so  long  as  there  was  a  hope  of 
victory. 

Yet  no  man  —  not  even  one  of  the  candidates  who  had 
risen  to  feel  so  sure  of  their  own  ground  —  could  tell  what  the 
day  would  bring  forth.  The  air  was  full  of  mystery,  of  uncer- 
tainty, of  the  promise  of  unexpected  happenings. 

No  candidate  knew  who  might  be  his  political  ally  before 
the  day  should  end.  Some  weeks  afterward  a  most  interesting 
fact  came  to  light.  It  is  said  that,  realizing  that  an  emergency 
might  arise  which  would  make  it  desirable  for  him  to  address 
the  convention,  Governor  Yates  went  to  Chairman  Cannon  and 
stated  that  at  some  time  during  the  proceedings  he  might  ask 
for  recognition.  Mr.  Cannon  called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
the  Governor  was  not  a  delegate.  The  Governor  replied  that  he 
held  a  proxy  from  a  Morgan  county  delegate ;  but  the  conven- 


240 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


tion  had  just  adopted  a  rule  which  shut  out  proxies.  The  possi- 
bility that  he  might  be  denied  the  privilege  of  the  floor  so 
impressed  the  Governor  that  he  decided  to  take  no  chances,  and 
on  Saturday  morning,  when  he  walked  into  the  convention,  he 
carried  with  him  a  little  package  containing  the  placards  of 
the  several  candidates.  These  placards  would  take  the  place 
of  a  speech.  If  a  situation  developed  suddenly  that  appeared  to 
justify  him  in  throwing  his  support  to  Mr.  Deneen,  for  instance, 
he  had  resolved,  in  case  fie  could  not  secure  recognition  —  which, 
under  the  rules,  could  have  been  denied  him  if  objection  had 
been  made  —  to  stand  upon  his  chair  and  wave  before  the  con- 


CONGRESSMAN  JOSEPH  V.  GRAFF. 

(PEORIA.) 
PROMINENT    PARTY    LEADER ACTIVE    AT    SPRINGFIELD    IN    EFFORTS    TO    BREAK    THE    DEADLOCK. 

Born  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  July  i,  1854,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  graduating  from  the  high  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  He  also  attended 
Wabash  College  at  Crawfordsville,  Indiana,  but  never  completed  his  collegiate  course. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  while  living  at  Delavan,  Illinois,  in  1879. 
He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  at  Minneapolis  in  1892  and 
has  held  the  office  of  President  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Peoria.  He  never  had 
held  political  office  until  his  election  to  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress  in  1894.  He  has 
been  reflected  to  Congress  at  each  succeeding  election  since  that  time. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  241 

vention  the  Deneen  placard.  This  incident  indicates  not  only 
that  the  Governor  was  prepared  for  every  contingency,  but  also 
the  uncertain  situation  that  existed  in  the  convention  on  that 
Saturday  morning,  the  third  day  of  the  convention. 

The  doorkeepers,  aided  by  uniformed  police,  made  heroic 
efforts  to  carry  out  the  strict  orders  given  the  night  before  by 
Chairman  Cannon  regarding  admission  to  convention  hall.  The 
result  was  that  fewer  spectators  crowded  upon  the  floor  to 
block  the  aisles.  But  the  galleries  were  packed,  as  they  had 
been  on  the  two  previous  days.  Before  the  proceedings  began, 
the  galleries  became  noisy.  The  impatience  of  the  onlookers 
was  exhibited  in  repeated  cries  of  "  roll-call !"  "roll-call !" 


THE     CHAIRMAN  S     GAVEL. 


CHAIRMAN    CANNON'S    NEW   GAVEL. 

Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention  to  order  at  10 150. 
A  few  minutes  earlier  he  had  been  presented  with  a  gavel  made 
from  a  Lincoln  flagpole  raised  in  Palmyra,  Illinois,  in  1860. 
He  did  not  use  the  gavel,  however.  "  Uncle  Joe  "  had  developed 
a  fastidious  taste  in  the  matter  of  gavels.  The  gavel  which  had 
been  provided  for  him  on  the  first  day  was  a  heavy,  clumsy  mallet 
with  a  short  handle.  An  attache  of  the  Adjutant-General's 
department,  Major  W.  D.  Edwards,  who  had  assisted  in  the 
preparation  of  the  armory  for  the  convention,  had  been  inspired 
with  the  idea  of  making  a  gavel  from  one  of  the  gun-cleaners 
that  were  to  be  found  in  the  arsenal  —  a  long  rod  with  a  small 
knob  at  one  end.  Cutting  off  the  end  of  the  rod,  he  produced  a 
neat  little  gavel  with  a  handle  about  eighteen  inches  in  length. 
This  he  laid  upon  the  chairman's  table.  After  giving  the  officially 
provided  gavel  a  fair  trial,  and  thereby  nearly  demolishing  his 
table.  Chairman  Cannon  impetuously  cast  the  mallet  under  a 
16 


242  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

near-by  press  table  and  picked  up  the  abbreviated  gun-cleaner, 
which  thereafter  became  the  convention  gavel. 

Chairman  Cannon  began  the  proceedings  by  ordering  all 
on  the  floor  who  were  not  delegates  to  retire  from  the  hall. 

"  The  Chair  requests,"  said  he,  "  that  gentlemen,  the  friends 
of  the  respective  candidates,  all  of  whom  I  know  can  reap  no 
advantage  by  the  display  of  banners,  will  refrain  from  using 
banners  —  that  demonstrations  be  not  made.  One  thing  has 
been  demonstrated  by  a  two-day  session.  Thank  God,  these 
1,500  men,  however  much  they  may  be  attached  to  their  views, 
are  men  whom  banners  and  huzzas  do  not  affect.  [Cheers.] 
The  convention  being  in  order,  the  clerk  will  call  the  roll." 

The  secretary  began  the  calling  of  the  roll  for  the  sixteenth 
ballot.  Some  changes  from  the  last  ballot  taken  the  night  before 
developed  as  the  roll-call  progressed.  The  most  notable  change 
was  the  shift  of  DeKalb  county  with  its  fifteen  votes  from  Yates 
to  Lowden.  This  was  the  signal  for  cheers  from  the  Lowden 
delegates.  The  footings  showed  that  Yates  had  fallen  to 
4724-5,  while  Lowden  had  risen  to  428  —  but  slight  changes 
being  shown  in  the  totals  for  the  other  candidates. 

On  the  seventeenth  ballot,  Mr.  Pierce  was  given  14  votes 
of  Bureau  county,  thus  raising  his  total  to  34  —  the  highest 
vote  cast  for  him  at  any  time  during  the  balloting.  DeKalb 
county  returned  to  Yates.  The  Yates  vote  rose  to  485  4-5 ;  the 
Lowden  vote  dropped  back  to  407 ;  Deneen  lost  slightly,  his 
vote  falling  to  379. 

There  was  a  long  delay  in  the  announcement  of  the  eighteenth 
ballot,  and  a  variety  of  rumors  were  in  circulation  as  to  what 
was  transpiring.  Chairman  Cannon,  Senator  Hopkins  and  two 
or  three  other  leaders  left  the  platform.  The  Yates  and  Lowden 
managers  were  reported  to  be  in  conference.  Mr.  Hamlin  was 
observed  to  leave  his  seat  in  response  to  a  summons,  and  it  was 
supposed  that  he  had  gone  to  join  the  conference.  Presently 
the  Governor's  delegates  who  had  left  their  seats  returned  to 
their  places,  and  the  word  went  out  that  the  Yates  forces  were 
as  unyielding  as  ever. 

It  developed  that  the  only  result  of  the  conference  was  an 
agreement  upon  a  recess  after  the  next  ballot  until  3  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon.  The  moment  this  agreement  was  reached, 
Chairman  Cannon  rapped  the  convention  to  order,  announced  the 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  243 

result  of  the  previous  ballot  and  directed  the  secretary  to  call 
the  roll  for  the  nineteenth  ballot.  This  was  taken,  with  but 
slight  changes.  The  Yates  vote  climbed  up  to  491  4-5,  while 
Lowden  lost  slightly,  his  vote  standing  at  405.  Deneen  was 
also  a  loser,  his  vote  going  down  to  376.  Hamlin  had  gained, 
his  vote  rising  to  1194-5. 

"  There  is  no  choice,"  said  Chairman  Cannon,  vigorously, 
"  and  those  who  have  not  heard  me  will  understand  me  when 
I  say  the  result  stands  in  statu  quo  ante  bcllum"  [Laughter.] 

It  was  now  1 140  P.M.,  and  the  convention,  on  motion  of  E. 
J.  Murphy,  the  Yates  floor  leader,  took  a  recess  until  3  o'clock 
P.M. 

When  the  delegates  came  back  at  3  o'clock  they  resumed 
the  monotonous  procedure  of  balloting.  The  changes  on  the 
twentieth  ballot  were  almost  too  trivial  to  be  mentioned.  Alex- 
ander county,  which  had  been  dividing  its  vote  between  Yates 
and  Lowden,  provided  a  diversion  by  giving  Warner  five  and 
Yates  two  votes.  Washington  divided  evenly  between  Lowden 
and  Deneen.  Woodford  gave  Yates  two  votes.  Then  followed 
the  twenty-first  and  twenty-second  ballots,  with  few  changes. 

Shortly  before  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  rival  Deneen  and 
Yates  demonstrations  were  started,  and  continued  for  some  time. 
Deneen  placards  suddenly  appeared  all  over  the  hall,  in  the 
hands  of  the  cheering  Deneen  men.  Then  hundreds  of  little 
flags  were  unfurled  by  the  Yates  delegates,  who  united  in  deafen- 
ing cheers  for  their  candidate.  The  bands  in  the  galleries  aided 
the  demonstration,  and  when  one  of  them  began  playing  "  We 
Won't  Go  Home  Till  Morning,"  almost  every  delegate  in  the  hall 
arose  and  cheered. 

THE   "LOST    BAND    WAGON." 

The  incident  of  the  afternoon  came  with  the  twenty-third 
ballot,  when  a  Hamlin  stampede  was  attempted.  Mr.  Hamlin 
himself  was  no  party  to  the  movement ;  indeed,  it  came  as' 
a  complete  surprise  to  him.  A  number  of  counties  that  had  been 
voting  for  the  candidates  now  voted  solidly  for  Hamlin  —  the 
number  included  Ford,  Jackson,  Jersey,  Washington  and  Wood- 
ford.  St.  Clair  divided  its  vote  equally  between  Hamlin,  Deneen 
and  Lowden.  A  delegate  ran  through  the  aisles  carrying  a  ban- 
ner reading: 


244  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

"  The  lost  Republican  band-wagon  has  been  found.  Hatn- 
lin  has  it.  Get  in." 

For  a  time  the  excitement  was  intense.  Judge  Hamlin  was 
observed  to  leave  his  seat  and  go  over  to  the  Cook  county  dele- 
gation arid  confer  with  the  Deneen  leaders.  This  increased 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  Hamlin  men.  Returning,  Judge  Hamlin 
walked  rapidly  to  Governor  Yates,  and  talked  with  him  for  a 
moment.  By  this  time  a  large  number  of  the  Yates  delegates 
had  gathered  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Governor,  eager  to  ascertain 
what  was  transpiring.  Governor  Yates  said  to  those  about  him : 

"  My  friends  will  go  to  their  delegations  and  sit  down." 

It  was  but  a  moment  later  when  the  Yates  men  started  a 
demonstration.  Again  the  little  flags  were  uplifted  and  waved, 
amid  deafening  cheers. 

When  the  result  of  the  ballot  was  announced  it  was  found 
that  Hamlin  had  received  148  4-5  votes  —  a  gain  of  38  votes  over 
the  total  received  on  the  last  previous  ballot.  Yates  had  lost 
but  three  votes  —  the  loss  having  fallen  almost  entirely  on  Low- 
den  and  Deneen  —  the  former's  vote  falling  to  3934-5,  and  the 
latter's  to  369.  Warner  had  lost  9  votes,  while  Sherman  had 
lost  only  i. 

The  next  ballot  (the  twenty- fourth)  disclosed  the  failure  of 
the  Hamlin  stampede,  for  his  vote  dropped  to  135  4-5.  Some 
amusement  was  created  by  the  manner  in  which  the  vote  of 
Adams  county,  the  first  on  the  roll-call,  was  announced  by 
Major  James  E.  Adams,  who  shouted  belligerently: 

"  Adams  county,  twenty  votes  for  Yates,  yesterday,  to-day 
and  forever." 

There  was  some  shifting  about  of  candidates  on  this  ballot, 
but  without  materially  affecting  the  totals. 

It  was  now  7:30  in  the  evening.  For  two  hours,  after  each 
ballot  there  had  been  suggestions  of  adjournment  among  the 
leaders.  During  the  twenty-second  roll-call  the  Yates  men  had 
held  a  conference,  and  decided  to  oppose  adjournment  until  the 
following  Tuesday,  which  was  understood  to  have  been  sug- 
gested by  some  of  the  Lowden  leaders.  But  it  was  now  clear 
to  everybody  that  it  was  futile  to  prolong  the  balloting  farther 
into  the  night.  E.  J.  Murphy  was  recognized  and  moved  an 
adjournment  until  10  o'clock  the  following  Monday  morning  —  a 
motion  that  was  received  with  vigorous  cries  of  "  No !"  "  No !" 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  245 

Chairman  Cannon  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  under  the  rules 
of  the  convention  (which  were  the  rules  of  the  National  House 
of  Representatives)  an  adjournment  would  carry  the  convention 
over  until  12  o'clock  on  Monday.  Mr.  Murphy  then  changed  his 
motion  so  as  to  provide  for  a  recess  until  10  o'clock  Monday 
morning.  * 

A  number  of  suggestions  and  proposed  amendments^  followed, 
all  relating  to  the  date  of  reconvening.  Frank  Lindley,  of  Dan- 
ville, a  Hamlin  man,  wanted  to  make  the  hour  2  o'clock  Monday 
afternoon ;  Congressman  Fuller,  of  Boone  county,  proposed  10 
o'clock  the  following  Wednesday  morning;  another  delegate 
wanted  to  make  the  hour  12  o'clock  Monday. 

Martin  B.  Madden,  of  Cook,  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  the  Congressional  district  conventions  in  Cook  county  were 
to  be  held  on  the  i6th  and  I7th  of  the  month.  "  If  this  con- 
vention prevents  us  from  holding  our  conventions,"  said  he, 
"  these  district  conventions  will  be  unable  to  elect  delegates  to  the 
national  convention." 

The  proceedings  of  the  next  ten  minutes  had  no  interest 
except  to  technical  parliamentarians.  At  length  the  mass  of 
amendments  that  had  been  offered  were  gotten  out  of  the  way 
and  Chairman  Cannon  declared  the  question  to  be  on  a  motion 
to  take  a  recess  until  2  o'clock  the  following  Monday.  On  this 
question  the  volume  of  ayes  and  noes  was  so  evenly  divided 
that  there  were  loud  cries  for  a  roll-call. 

"  The  Chair,"  said  Chairman  Cannon,  "  cannot  determine 
whether  there  will  be  a  roll-call  until  gentlemen  sit  down.  It 
takes  one-fifth  of  this  convention  to  order  a  roll-call ;  as  many 
as  are  in  favor  of  a  roll-call  will  rise." 

The  response  was  sufficient  to  indicate  a  strong  desire  for 
a  roll-call,  and  the  secretary  began  calling  the  roll  of  counties. 

It  was  soon  evident  that  the  motion  would  be  carried  over- 
whelmingly, and  Chairman  Cannon  interrupted  the  roll-call  to 
ask  if  there  were  any  objections  to  dispensing  with  it.  No  objec- 
tions were  offered  and  the  question  was  again  put  to  a  viva  voce 
vote  and  declared  carried  ;  whereupon,  at  7 :57  P.M.,  the  convention 
was  declared  to  stand  adjourned  until  2  o'clock  the  following 
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CHAPTER  VII. 

THE     SUNDAY     RECESS  — QUIET     DAY —  REMINISCENCES — 
STATE   AND   NATIONAL   CONVENTIONS   OF   1880. 

Never  was  there  a  more  welcome  day  of  rest  than  that  which 
came  to  the  candidates  and  the  delegates  on  Sunday,  the  I5th  of 
May.  The  candidates  and  those  directly  connected  with  their 
campaigns  had  had  their  capacity  for  endurance  taxed  to  the 
utmost.  The  strain  upon  them  had  commenced  really  months 
before ;  and  now  following  a  strenuous  campaign  they  had  spent 
a  week  in  Springfield,  some  of  them  with  hardly  enough  sleep 
in  the  whole  period  to  make  one  good  night's  rest.  Saturday 
night,  as  they  went  off  to  their  rooms  in  the  hotel,  several  took 
extra  precautions  to  prevent  any  disturbance  of  their  slumbers. 
State  Treasurer  Fred  A.  Busse,  one  of  the  Deneen  managers, 
who  had  been  accustomed  to  being  wakened  at  all  hours  of 
the  night  to  be  summoned  into  a  conference,  pinned  on  his  door 
a  card  bearing  the  words : 

"  Don't  wake  me  until  noon  to-morrow  under  penalty  of 
death." 

Many  of  the  delegates,  unable  to  get  rooms,  had  been  sleep- 
ing on  cots  in  the  corridors  of  the  hotels  or  in  a  vacant  store- 
room near  by  that  had  been  converted  into  a  temporary  lodging 
house.  Most  of  them  had  kept  their  clothes  on  continuously  for 
a  week.  Many  of  the  delegates  on  Saturday  night  hurried  off 
to  catch  trains  that  would  take  them  to  their  homes,  where 
wives  and  families  anxiously  awaited  them. 

Sunday  morning  found  less  than  half  of  the  delegates  in 
Springfield.  Nearly  all  of  those  who  had  come  to  the  capital 
merely  as  onlookers  had  gone  home,  and  the  Leland  hotel  was 
comparatively  deserted.  The  gubernatorial  candidates  were  late 
in  arising.  They  spent  the  day  in  comparative  quiet.  Governor 
Yates  was  up  in  time  to  be  in  his  accustomed  seat  at  the  First 
Methodist  Church.  Later,  he  went  to  Jacksonville,  where  he 
spent  a  few  hours  with  his  aged  mother,  and  came  back  to 


248 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


Springfield  in  the  evening.  Colonel  Lowden  took  a  drive  during 
the  afternoon  and  then  spent  the  rest  of  the  day  in  his  headquar- 
ters and  around  the  hotel.  Mr.  Deneen,  accompanied  by  Roy 
O.  West,  took  a  stroll  out  to  Washington  Park,  nearly  two  miles 
away,  and  sat  for  an  hour  on  a  quiet  hillside  discussing  with 
Mr.  West  the  puzzling  situation.  Judge  Hamlin  spent  most  of 
the  day  with  his  family  at  his  home  on  South  Sixth  street. 
Colonel  Warner  chatted  with  callers  at  his  headquarters.  Judge 
Sherman  slept  late.  "  While  asleep,  the  devil  may  have  been 
sowing  tares,"  he  remarked,  with  characteristic  wit,  "  but  I  per- 
formed a  religious  duty  by  showing  two  Cook  county  delegates 


CONGRESSMAN  GEORGE  W.  SMITH. 
(MUBPHYSBORO.) 

PROMINENT   PARTY   LEADER ACTIVE  AT   STATE   CONVENTION. 

Born  in  Putnam  county,  Ohio,  August  18,  1846,  and  was  raised  on  a  farm  in 
Wayne  county,  Illinois,  to  which  his  father  removed  in  1850.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
blacksmithing  and  received  a  common  school  education,  later  taking  a  course  at 
McKendree  College.  He  read  law  at  Fairmount  and  took  the  law  course  at  DePauw 
University,  graduating  in  1870,  since  which  time  he  has  resided  and  practiced  his  pro- 
fession in  Murphysboro.  In  1880  he  was  the  Republican  elector  for  his  district  and 
cast  the  vote  for  Garfield  and  Arthur.  He  was  elected  to  and  served  in  the  Fifty-first, 
Fifty-second,  Fifty-third,  Fifty-fourth,  Fifty-fifth,  Fifty-sixth  and  Fifty-seventh  Con- 
gresses and  was  reelected  to  the  Fifty-eighth  by  a  majority  of  2,300. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  249 

the  way  to  the  Baptist  Church.  They  may  have  been  going  there 
to  rob  the  contribution  box,  but  that  was  no  concern  of  mine." 
In  the  afternoon,  Judge  Sherman  and  his  friend,  Senator  O.  F. 
Berry,  took  a  long  walk  and  talked  over  the  plans  for  the  morrow. 
The  delegates  who  remained  in  Springfield  for  the  most  part 
spent  a  quiet  day.  A  few  went  to  the  ball  game ;  some  strolled 
through  the  parks  or  along  the  shaded  streets ;  others  went  out 
to  Lincoln  monument ;  many  remained  in  their  rooms,  sleeping, 
or  perhaps  writing  letters  home,  requesting  a  supply  of  clean 
linen,  or  making  a  draft  on  the  home  bank  account.  As  the  day 
wore  away,  they  gathered  in  the  lobby  of  the  hotel  or  sat  in 
groups  on  the  broad  walk  outside,  listening  in  turn  to  some 
one  of  their  number  explain  how  the  deadlock  was  to  be  broken. 

All  were  good-natured  and  all  evidently  were  in  a  mood  to 
remain  some  time  in  Springfield.  Not  many  professed  to  know 
how  long  the  deadlock  would  continue,  although  the  common 
expectation  was  that  two  or  three  days  more  would  see  the 
finish. 

"As  to  what  the  outcome  will  be  I  haven't  any  idea,"  Chair- 
man Cannon  remarked,  after  the  adjournment  Saturday  evening. 
"  The  delegates  will  return  on  Monday  and  bring  with  them 
reports  of  what  the  Republicans  of  the  State  are  thinking  of 
the  contest.  We  may  hear,  also,  whom  the  people  want  nomi- 
nated. Of  course,  we  are  going  to  nominate  a  Governor,  but 
whether  we  will  be  a  long  time  doing  it,  or  complete  the  job  in 
short  order,  depends  upon  the  temper  of  the  delegates  when  they 
come  back  on  Monday." 

WOMEN    SEND    FOR   TRUNKS. 

The  candidates  were  all  reticent  when  appealed  to  for  an 
expression  of  opinion.  So,  also,  were  their  lieutenants.  Mr. 
Lorimer  obviously  hoped  for  some  sort  of  a  combination  between 
Yates  and  Lowden  as  the  logical  solution  of  the  deadlock.  "  Yates 
and  Lowden,"  said  he,  "  could  combine  and  make  the  ticket. 
The  situation  is  so  unlike  anything  we  have  ever  had  that  no 
man  can  predict  the  outcome."  The  ladies  who  had  been  in 
Springfield  for  a  week  in  the  interest  of  one  or  the  other  of  the 
women  candidates  for  university  trustee  made  preparations  for 
a  long  campaign.  "  We  have  sent  for  our  trunks,"  said  one  of 
them,  "  and  are  prepared  to  stay  here  all  summer." 


250  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Although  the  day  was  devoted  largely  to  storing  up  energy 
for  the  days  yet  to  come,  and  there  was  comparatively  little 
activity  on  the  part  of  the  candidates,  yet  a  good  deal  of  quiet 
work  was  going  on.  The  greatest  aggressiveness  was  shown 
by  the  Lowden  men,  who  were  reported  to  have  sent  emissaries 
to  "  round  up "  some  of  the  delegates  who  had  gone  home 
for  the  day.  So  far  as  the  prospect  of  a  growing  vote  was 
concerned,  the  situation  appeared  to  be  most  favorable  to  Low- 
den.  Influences  that  hitherto  had  been  powerful  were  being 
exerted  in  his  behalf.  The  preceding  days  had  brought  out 
the  fact  that  he  had  secured  the  active  support  of  Senator  Cullom, 
practically  all  of  the  Congressmen  and  nearly  all  of  the  Federal 
officeholders  who  were  in  attendance  at  the  convention.  Speaker 
Cannon  was  understood  to  be  committed  to  Lowden,  although 
of  course  he  did  not  permit  his  personal  preference  to  sway  him 
in  the  performance  of  his  duties  as  chairman  of  the  convention. 
As  for  Senator  Hopkins,  while  the  delegates  presumed  to  be 
under  his  control  had  been  supporting  Yates,  it  was  supposed  that 
when  the  contest  reached  a  certain  stage  he  would  throw  his 
influence  to  Lowden. 

Sunday  afternoon  and  evening  most  of  the  activity  around 
the  hotel  was  in  the  rooms  occupied  by  Senator  Cullom. 
There  a  few  men,  including  Senators  Cullom  and  Hopkins, 
Speaker  Cannon,  United  States  Marshal  Ames,  United  States 
District  Attorney  Bethea,  Congressman  Lorimer  and  a  number  of 
the  other  Congressmen  were  in  almost  continuous  conference. 

Two  days  of  balloting .  had  developed  a  deadlock  that  had 
brought  out  impressively  one  important  fact,  namely,  that  prac- 
tically the  only  men  who  had  any  extensive  influence  with  the 
delegates  were  the  gubernatorial  candidates  themselves.  Senators 
and  Congressmen,  who  under  ordinary  conditions  were  all- 
powerful,  found  themselves  unable  to  make  an  appreciable  impres- 
sion upon  the  forces  of  any  of  the  candidates.  This  situation 
grew  out  of  the  fact  that  the  delegates  had  been  selected  on  the 
single  issue  of  the  Governorship  and  now  they  were  on  the 
ground  prepared  to  go  to  the  last  ditch  with  the  candidate  of  their 
choice. 

In  the  Sunday  conferences  the  possibility  that  none  of  the 
candidates  then  in  the  field  would  be  able  to  secure  the  nomina- 
tion was  clearlv  recognized  and  all  of  that  clav  there  was  more  or 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONTENTION. 


251 


less  discussion  of  prospective  compromise  candidates.  Two  of 
the  candidates  already  before  the  convention  were  basing  their 
claims  upon  their  availability  on  a  compromise  basis.  These  were 
Colonel  Warner  and  Mr.  Pierce.  But  there  were  reasons  appar- 
ent why  a  combination  on  either  of  them  would  be  inexpedient : 
and  the  discussion  hinged  largely  upon  other  names.  Perhaps 
a  dozen  men  were  put  on  the  "  dark  horse  "  list  that  day.  "  There 
are  a  hundred  men  in  the  State,"  Mr.  Cannon  is  said  to  have 
remarked,  "  any  one  of  whom  would  make  an  admirable  candi- 
date for  Governor."  This  was  the  feeling  —  that  there  was  no 
lack  of  material  within  the  party  if  it  should  come  to  the  selection 
of  some  one  who  had  not  previously  figured  in  the  fight.  Among 


From  a  photograph  by  F.  H.   Wagner,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Record-Herald. 

COL.     LOWDEN    AND    COL.    A.    J.    LESTER,    OF    SPRINGFIELD,    DISCUSSING    THE    SITUATION. 


those  prominently  talked  about  were  ex-Governor  Joseph  W. 
Fifer,  of  Bloomington ;  Col.  A.  C.  Matthews,  of  Pittsfield ;  E. 
J.  Murphy,  of  Joliet ;  ex-Congressman  Walter  Reeves,  of 
Streator,  and  Graeme  Stewart,  of  Chicago.  Speaker  Cannon 


252  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

himself  had  been  suggested,  but  he  would  not  permit  the  sugges- 
tion to  be  seriously  considered. 

But  all  of  this  talk  about  "  dark  horses  "  was  tentative.  The 
delegates  themselves  were  not  talking  compromise.  They  were 
imbued  thoroughly  with  the  "  stand  pat "  spirit,  and  were  eager 
to  follow  the  fortunes  of  one  or  the  other  of  the  half-dozen 
men  who  had  made  the  campaign  for  the  Governorship,  and  one 
of  whom,  it  was  generally  felt,  was  by  right  entitled  to  the  nomina- 
tion. 

TALK   OF   YATES-DENEEN    COMBINATION. 

Rumors  of  a  combination  between  Governor  Yates  and  Mr. 
Deneen  were  rife.  The  general  view  of  the  situation  was  that 
Governor  Yates,  of  all  the  candidates,  was  most  strongly 
intrenched  in  his  position.  The  reasons  for  this  were  several. 
In  the  first  place,  he  had  the  larger  number  of  delegates ;  and, 
secondly,  such  was  the  nature  of  the  rivalry  between  the  Cook 
county  leaders  that  it  was  popularly  supposed  that  either  Lowden 
or  Deneen  would  prefer  to  see  Yates  nominated  rather  than 
witness  the  success  of  his  rival.  It  was  this  situation  in  Cook 
county,  more  than  the  advantage  which  was  to  be  found  in  the 
number  of  his  delegates,  that  made  the  Governor  more  than 
any  other  candidate  master  of  the  situation.  He  was  far  stronger 
than  he  had  been  on  the  opening  day  of  the  convention ;  for 
he  had  demonstrated  his  ability  to  hold  his  delegates  solidly 
together.  The  fact  that  he  could  nominate  either  Lowden  or 
Deneen  held  out  the  strong  probability,  as  many  of  his  friends 
believed,  that  he  would  force  one  or  the  other  of  the  Chicago 
candidates  to  come  to  him  eventually. 

Most  of  the  talk  about  a  Yates-Deneen  combination  that  day 
contemplated  the  renomination  of  the  Governor  through  the 
influence  of  Mr.  Deneen.  Any  close  student  of  the  situation 
could  perceive  the  change  in  sentiment  that  had  come  with  regard 
to  the  Governor.  The  opposition  to  him  had  become  perceptibly 
less ;  the  obstacles  that  in  the  beginning  appeared  to  stand  as  an 
impassable  barrier  to  an  alliance  between  him  and  the  Cook 
County  State's  Attorney  had  largely  disappeared.  Whether  Yates 
and  Deneen  personally  were  parties  to  any  proposition  at  that 
time,  looking  to  an  alliance,  it  is  certain  that  their  friends  dis- 
cussed the  matter  freely  and  quite  definitely,  and  there  would 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONTENTION. 


253 


have  been  no  general  surprise  if  on  the  following  day  the  larger 
part  of  the  Deneen  delegates  had  joined  in  the  nomination  of 
Richard  Yates. 

The  great  difficulty  at  that  stage  of  the  deadlock,  as  it  had 
been  previously,  was  that  neither  Yates,  Deneen  nor  Lowden 
was  willing  to  consider  any  compromise  proposition  that  did 
not  contemplate  his  own  nomination.  Obviously,  therefore,  there 
was  no  real  opportunity  open  for  any  two  of  them  to  get  together 
and  reach  an  understanding  that  would  end  the  deadlock. 

As  the  delegates  whiled  away  the  Sunday  recess  around  the 
Leland  hotel,  many  of  them  became  reminiscent  and  talked  of 


HON.  B.  F.  SHAW. 

(DIXON.) 
EDITOR  OF  THE  DIXON   "  TELEGRAPH  "  ONE  OF  THE  FOUNDERS  OF  THE  REPUBLICAN  PARTY 

IN    tLLINOIS. 

Born  in  Waverly  county,  New  York,  in  March,  1831,  and  has  lived  in  Illinois  since 
1848.  He  has  been  connected  with  newspapers  the  greater  part  of  his  life  and  has 
attended  every  State  convention  of  the  Republican  party  since  the  first  one  at  Bloom- 
ington  in  1856,  to  which  convention  he  was  a  delegate.  He  is  one  of  the  two  survivors 
of  the  dozen  or  more  editors  who  met  in  Decatur,  February  22,  1856,  and  took  the 
initial  steps  toward  the  organization  of  a  new  party  (which  became  the  Republican 
party)  in  Illinois.  Mr.  Shaw  is  at  present  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Evening 
Telegraph  of  Dixon.  In  the  campaign  of  1903-4,  he  was  an  ardent  supporter  of 
Colonel  Lowden. 


254  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

former  State  conventions.  The  one  man  who  could  speak  with 
the  greatest  authority  of  past  conventions  was  Benjamin  F. 
Shaw,  editor  of  the  Dixon  Telegraph,  who  had  been  one  of  the 
dozen  editors  who,  in  1856,  had  met  in  Decatur  with  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  and  had  there  taken  the  initial  steps  that  led  to  the 
organization  of  the  Republican  party  in  Illinois.  Mr.  Shaw  had 
attended  every  State  convention  in  Illinois  since  the  birth  of  the 
party,  and  at  the  present  convention  he  had  been  given  a  seat 
of  honor  on  the  platform.  The  only  convention  in  his  lifetime 
experience  that  had  furnished  any  parallel  with  this  one  was  the 
State  convention  of  1880. 

STATE   CONVENTION    OF    1880. 

That  convention,  it  was  recalled,  was  in  session  three  days. 
It  convened  at  Springfield,  May  19,  and  was  presided  over  by 
Gen.  Green  B.  Raum,  an  ex-member  of  Congress  and  at  that 
time  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue.  The  party  was  split 
up  over  the  presidential  contest.  General  Grant,  whose  home 
was  nominally  in  Illinois,  was  a  candidate  for  a  third  term.  His 
chief  rival  was  James  G.  Elaine.  The  fight  in  Illinois  was  over 
the  question  of  instructions  for  General  Grant.  The  fight  for 
the  silent  soldier  was  led  by  General  John  A.  Logan,  then  United 
States  Senator,  and  at  the  zenith  of  his  fame  and  power.  General 
Logan  was  ably  assisted  by  Emory  Storrs,  of  Chicago,  who  stood 
among  the  foremost  political  orators  of  that  day.  The  opposition 
was  led  by  General  Hurlbut,  Kirk  Hawes,  State  Senator  George 
Hunt,  Dr.  Joseph  Robbins,  of  Quincy,  and  others  equally  prom- 
inent. The  first  day  had  been  consumed  with  the  organization 
and  with  the  settling  of  contests  —  the  Grant  delegates  being 
seated.  The  second  day  was  taken  up  with  a  debate  over  the 
appointment  of  delegates  to  the  national  convention  —  the  prop- 
osition being  to  have  the  delegates  selected  by  a  committee 
appointed  by  the  chairman  instead  of  being  chosen  by  congres- 
sional caucuses,  as  had  been  the  former  custom.  It  was  9  6'clock 
at  night  when  General  Logan  arose  to  address  the  convention. 
It  was  a  warm  evening  and  the  General  removed  his  coat  as  he 
mounted  a  chair  to  begin  his  speech.  The  address  was  listened 
to  with  the  most  intense  interest  by  hundreds  who  crowded  the 
galleries  of  Representatives'  Hall.  It  was  one  of  the  most 
notable  political  speeches  ever  made  in  Illinois.  It  was  2  o'clock 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


255 


the  following  morning  before  a  vote  was  reached,  and  then  Grant 
was  victorious  —  the  test  vote  standing  389  to  304,  and  the  vote 
on  the  resolution  of  instructions  for  Grant  being  even  more 
decisively  in  his  favor. 

The  convention  of  1880  was  made  notable  also  by  the  close 
contest  for  the  Governorship.  The  candidates  were  Shelby  M. 
Cullom,  then  incumbent  of  the  office  of  Governor ;  Gen.  John 
I.  Rinaker ;  Gen.  John  B.  Hawley ;  Col.  Greenbury  L.  Fort ; 
Col.  Thomas  Ridgway ;  Col.  Clark  E.  Carr  and  Gen.  John  C. 


MAJOR  JAMES   E.   ADAMS. 
(QUINCY.) 

CHAIRMAN     OF    THE     ADAMS     COUNTY     DELEGATION  UNCOMPROMISING     SUPPORTER     OF 

GOVERNOR  YATES. 

Born  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  July  15,  1848,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city  and  at  Quincy  Seminary.  In  April,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  i37th 
Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  the  end  of  the  war.  He  went  to  Texas 
in  1868  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  and  banking  business,  returning  to  Quincy  in 
1892,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in  the  investment  brokerage  business.  He  was  com- 
missioner of  the  United  States  District  Court  for  the  Eastern  District  of  Missouri  for 
ten  years  during  a  long  residence  in  that  State,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
National  Convention  of  1880,  being  one  of  the  "  306  "  who  supported  President  Grant 
for  renomination,  voting  for  him  on  thirty-six  ballots.  Major  Adams  has  been  more 
or  less  active  in  politics  all  his  life  and  is  now  chairman  of  the  Adams  County  Central 
Committee. 


256  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Smith.  Cullom  was  far  in  the  lead  on  the  opening  ballot,  having 
twice  the  vote  of  General  Rinaker,  his  nearest  competitor;  but 
Rinaker  made  such  gains  that  the  contest  finally  narrowed  down 
to  one  between  him  and  Cullom.  Changing  of  votes  during 
the  roll-call  was  permitted  under  the  rules  governing  the  conven- 
tion, and  this  fact  probably  gave  Cullom  the  nomination.  On  the 
fourth  ballot  General  Rinaker  was  so  near  to  victory  that  his 
nomination  seemed  assured.  In  the  extensive  changing  of  votes, 
Kankakee,  Grundy  and  Marion  counties  and  the  Fifth  Senatorial 
District  of  Cook  county  went  to  Cullom  and  gave  him  the  neces- 
sary majority. 

The  Republican  National  Convention  of  1880  was  also  remem- 
bered by  those  who  were  looking  for  parallels  in  past  conven- 
tions. In  that  convention,  there  was  a  deadlock  which  continued 
through  thirty-six  ballots,  ending  with  the  nomination  of  James 
A.  Garfield,  a  "  dark  horse,"  who  had  come  to  the  convention 
as  the  champion  of  Senator  John  Sherman,  of  Ohio.  In  that 
historic  convention,  General  Grant's  vote  remained  from  begin- 
ning to  end  306.  It  seemed  now  as  if  the  spirit  of  the  Grant  legion 
of  1880  had  become  the  heritage  of  the  Yates  forces  in  the 
Illinois  deadlock  of  1904;  for  at  the  head  of  the  delegation  from 
Adams  county,  the  first  county  on  the  roll  call,  was  Major  James 
E.  Adams,  who  had  sat  in  the  national  convention  in  1880  as 
one  of  the  Grant  "  306,"  and  who  had  already  brought  renown 
to  Adams  county  by  casting  its  vote,  "  Twenty  votes  for  Yates, 
yesterday,  to-day  and  forever." 

Thus  the  past  was  scrutinized  for  other  deadlocks,  from 
whose  course  or  termination  some  conclusion  might  be  drawn. 
But  it  was  all  in  vain.  The  deadlock  then  on  was  unlike  anything 
that  had  happened  in  any  former  State  convention ;  and  about 
the  only  thing  that  was  to  be  gotten  out  of  the  reminiscences  of 
the  national  convention  of  1880  was  that  the  end  of  this  conven- 
tion might  be  one  that  at  the  beginning  was  entirely  unexpected 
and  unforeseen. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  257 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

MONDAY,  MAY  16  — CHAIRMAN  CANNON  RULES  ON  ABSENT 
DELEGATES  —  FIVE  BALLOTS  TAKEN. 

Monday  morning,  the  i6th  of  May,  found  the  delegates 
reassembled  at  Springfield.  The  principal  thing  they  found  to 
talk  about  was  a  story  in  some  of  the  newspapers  that  morning 
to  the  effect  that  on  the  previous  Saturday,  in  the  course  of  a 
conference  between  Senator  Hopkins,  Speaker  Cannon,  Congress- 
man Lorimer  and  Governor  Yates,  the  Governor  had  been  assured 
that  if  he  would  withdraw  from  the  contest  he  would  be  appointed 
minister  to  the  Republic  of  Mexico,  and  that  the  offer  had  been 
declined  by  the  Governor.  This  story  was  neither  publicly  con- 
firmed nor  publicly  denied  by  any  of  the  gentlemen  who  were 
declared  to  have  been  parties  to  the  conference;  but  it  was  used 
effectively  in  strengthening  the  position  of  the  Governor ;  for 
it  was  argued  that,  if  he  could  deliberately  thrust  aside  so  tempt- 
ing an  opportunity,  it  was  evident  that  he  had  faith  in  the  out- 
come of  his  contest  for  the  Governorship,  and  was  in  the  fight 
to  stay  to  the  end. 

The  fact  that  many  of  the  delegates  who  had  gone  home 
Saturday  night  had  not  returned  occasioned  much  uneasiness 
among  the  candidates.  The  reason  of  this  was  that  the  conven- 
tion had  adopted  a  rule  providing  that  absent  delegates  should 
be  voted  by  the  delegates  present  from  the  county,  ward  or  dis- 
trict represented  by  the  absentees.  It  was  certain  that  for  that 
day  at  least  many  counties  would  have  only  a  minority  of  their 
delegates  present.  This  situation  promised  some  interesting  com- 
plications. Suppose,  for  instance,  that  a  county  having  ten  votes 
had  been  casting  seven  votes  for  Yates  and  three  for  Lowden ; 
suppose  only  three  delegates  appeared  to-day,  and  that  all  or  a 
majority  of  them  were  Lowden  delegates  —  they  would  have 
the  power  to  cast  the  entire  ten  votes  of  the  county  for  Lowden. 
It  was  apparent  that  if  this  sort  of  thing  happened  in  many  coun- 
ties there  would  be  an  extensive  change  in  the  totals  of  the  ballots. 
Attorney-General  Hamlin  had  conferred  with  Speaker  Cannon 

17 


258  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

the  night  before  regarding  this  point,  and  in  order  to  run  no 
risks  had  wired  many  of  his  delegates  to  be  back  in  Springfield 
on  Monday. 

In  order  to  avoid  any  possible  embarrassment,  Chairman  Can- 
non Monday  morning  drafted  a  statement  embodying  his  inter- 
pretation of  the  rule  regarding  absent  delegates.  This  statement 
he  personally  submitted  to  each  of  the  candidates  for  Governor, 
and,  as  it  received  their  approval,  he  later  read  it  to  the  con- 
vention when  that  body  reassembled.  The  chairman's  ruling 
was  as  follows : 

With  the  indulgence  of  the  convention,  the  Chair  desires  to  make  a 
statement.  The  continued  sessions  of  this  convention,  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Chair,  render  it  proper,  if  not  necessary,  that  the  Chair  should  make 
a  statement  for  the  information  of  the  convention. 

The  convention,  in  its  organization,  by  its  action,  made  a  roll  of 
the  convention,  to  which  alone  the  Chair  must  refer  in  the  event  questions 
of  the  right  to  vote  in  the  deliberations  of  the  convention  should  arise. 
If  there  are  alternates  upon  the  roll,  in  the  absence  of  the  delegate  for 
whom  such  alternate  stands,  the  alternate  becomes  a  delegate  during  the 
absence  of  the  delegate.  If  a  vote  by  a  county  or  district  is  challenged, 
or  some  one  has  the  proxy  of  the  delegate,  such  vote,  by  proxy,  can  not 
be  recognized  by  the  Chair  unless  the  proxy  appears  on  the  roll. 

The  convention  can  see  at  once  that  the  Chair  has  neither  the  ability 
nor  the  authority  to  recognize  any  one  to  act  as  a  delegate,  alternate  or  by 
proxy,  except  as  such  recognition  appears  upon  the  official  roll. 

The  convention  adopted  a  rule  as  follows : 

"Resolved,  That  in  case  a  vacancy  occurs  in  any  delegation  in  this 
convention,  the  delegates  present  in  such  delegation  shall  cast  the  full  vote 
of  such  delegation." 

Many  inquiries  have  been  made  of  the  Chair  as  to  what  construction 
should  be  given  to  this  rule.  After  the  best  examination  the  Chair  has 
been  able  to  give,  touching  the  question,  the  Chair  states,  that  under  this 
rule,  to  put  the  most  extreme  cases  that  can  occur  in  its  operation,  the 
construction  to  be  given  would  be  as  follows : 

To  illustrate :  Assuming  that  the  vote  of  a  district  or  county  is  ten 
votes,  if  there  is  one  delegate  present  and  nine  absent,  the  Chair  would 
rule  that  the  one  delegate  could  cast  one  vote  for  himself,  and  the  other 
nine  votes  for  the  remainder  of  the  delegation. 

Assuming  that  there  are  two  delegates  from  such  county  or  district 
present,  each  delegate  should  cast  his  own  individual  vote,  and  the  two 
delegates,  if  they  can  agree  how  the  other  eight  votes  should  be  cast, 
would  be  permitted  to  cast  the  votes  of  the  other  eight  delegates.  If  they 
do  not  agree  how  the  votes  of  the  absent  delegates  should  be  cast,  then 
the  eight  votes  could  not  be  recorded,  and  would  be  lost. 

Assuming  that  there  are  three  or  more  delegates  present,  the  Chair 
would  hold  that  each  of  the  three  could  cast  his  own  vote,  and  that  the 
other  seven  votes  would  be  cast  according  to  the  agreement  of  the  three, 
if  they  agreed ;  if  they  did  not  agree,  the  Chair  would  hold  that  the  three 
constituted  a  quorum  and  that  a  majority  of  the  quorum  would  determine 
how  the  seven  votes  of  absent  delegates  should  be  cast. 

In  other  words,  in  construing  the  rule  the  Chair  would  treat  the  dele- 
gates present  from  each  county  or  district  as  an  organization  that  would 
act  as  a  quorum  would  act  in  a  legislative,  municipal  or  other  legal  body. 


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259 


The  Chair  makes  this  announcement  without  embarrassment,  for  it 
is  always  within  the  power  of  a  convention,  acting  by  a  majority,  to  deter- 
mine the  qualifications  and  personnel  of  its  delegates ;  and  it  is  always  in 
the  power  of  the  same  majority  to  overrule  the  Chair ;  and  if  the  ruling 
of  the  Chair  is  correct  from  a  parliamentary  standpoint,  it  is  equally  in  the 
power  of  a  majority  of  the  delegates  composing  the  convention  to  change 
its  rules. 


HAMLIN 


GOVERNOR 


A  HAMLIN  BADGE. 


260  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THE   DAY'S    PROCEEDINGS. 

The  convention  session  on  Monday,  May  16,  was  uneventful. 
It  lasted  but  three  and  a  half  hours  —  a  token  that  Chairman 
Cannon,  the  candidates  and  everybody  else  realized  that  a  dead- 
lock was  on  and  that  it  would  serve  no  purpose  to  prolong  the 
sessions  into  the  night,  as  had  been  done  on  previous  days. 

Public  interest  in  the  convention  was  unabated.  The  hall 
and  the  galleries  were  filled,  in  spite  of  a  cold,  drizzling  rain, 
all  of  the  standing  room  being  occupied.  The  seats  of  the  absent 
delegates  were  filled  by  spectators  who  had  been  favored  by 
some  friend  on  the  delegation  having  control  of  the  vacant 
seats. 

Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention  to  order  promptly 
at  2  o'clock.  There  was  a  pause  of  five  minutes.  Then  the  chair- 
man again  arose  with  his  gavel  and,  turning  to  the  platform  back 
of  him,  occupied  mostly  by  ladies,  he  bowed  condescendingly 
and  with  a  smile  said :  "  This  gallery  will  please  gaze  upon  the 
resplendent  form  of  the  chairman."  [Laughter.]  Turning  to 
the  convention,  Chairman  Cannon  read  slowly  and  distinctly  his 
statement,  previously  quoted,  construing  the  rule  regarding  the 
voting  of  absent  delegates.  Then  he  ordered  the  roll-call  "  for 
the  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  Governor "  —  an  announce- 
ment that  was  received  with  applause  —  and  the  twenty-fifth  bal- 
lot was  commenced. 

The  convention  was  quiet  and  orderly  and  listened  to  the 
roll-call  with  expectant  interest.  So  intent  were  the  delegates 
and  the  thousands  of  spectators  in  their  attention  to  the  roll-call 
that,  five  minutes  after  the  balloting  had  commenced,  the  entrance 
of  Mr.  Hamlin  failed  to  create  the  slightest  applause.  Governor 
Yates,  whose  followers  seldom  failed  in  their  enthusiasm,  was 
already  in  his  seat,  having  gotten  in  unobserved. 

It  was  soon  clear  that  there  were  to  be  no  material  changes  in 
the  balloting  that  day.  A  few  counties  shifted  about,  but  the 
totals  were  not  far  different  from  those  on  the  last  ballot  of  the 
previous  Saturday  night.  The  secretaries  had  gone  extensively 
into  fractions  in  making  the  footings,  and  the  twenty-fifth  ballot 
was  announced  as  follows  : 

Yates,  489  440-770;  Lowden,  407  331-770;  Deneen,  381  545-770;  Ham- 
lin, in  440-770;  Warner,  39  440-770;  Sherman,  50  440-770;  Pierce,  21 
440-770. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  261 

The  convention  had  not  been  in  session  half  an  hour  when 
the  air  was  filled  with  the  stifling  tobacco  smoke  which  had  been 
such  a  source  of  annoyance  on  previous  days.  The  rules  pro- 
hibited smoking,  but  had  by  no  means  stopped  it,  even  with  the 
repeated  warnings  of  the  chairman.  Chairman  Cannon  now  again 
called  attention  to  the  nuisance,  saying  that  "  complaints  have 
come  in  from  many  delegates  that  with  the  cloudy,  damp  condi- 
tion of  the  atmosphere  outside,  and  the  insufficient  ventilation, 
the  smoke  is  of  considerable  annoyance  to  many  people.  While 
the  rules  of  the  convention,"  he  continued,  "prohibit  smoking, 
after  all,  it  can  not  be  prevented  unless  the  1,500  delegates  will 
abstain,  and  the  Chair  will  not  seek  to  send  the  sergeant-at-arms 
to  every  delegate;  but  the  Chair  instructs  the  sergeant-at-arms 
and  the  police  to  stop  these  volcanoes  standing  up  around  next 
to  the  walls."  [Laughter.] 

On  the  twentyrsixth  ballot,  Gideon  Thompson,  a  delegate 
from  the  fourth  commissioners'  district  from  Cook  county,  varied 
the  monotony  by  casting  his  vote  for  "  the  Hon.  Joseph  G.  Can- 
non," but  nobody  else  followed  his  example,  and  there  was  no 
stampede  to  "  Uncle  Joe."  On  the  next  ballot,  Mr.  Thompson 
resumed  voting  for  Lowden. 

While  the  footings  were  being  made  on  the  twenty-seventh 
ballot,  a  glee  club  sang  "  Illinois,"  and  the  audience  of  ten 
thousand  arose  in  their  seats  and  joined  in  the  chorus.  "  Uncle 
Joe  "  Cannon,  using  his  gavel  as  a  baton,  beat  time  after  the 
manner  of  an  old-fashioned  singing  master,  and  the  immense 
chorus  followed  the  beats  with  astonishing  unison.  The  conven- 
tion was  now  in  an  enthusiastic  and  turbulent  mood.  The  hoist- 
ing of  a  Yates  picture  started  rival  demonstrations  between  the 
Yates  and  Deneen  forces  and  suddenly  the  convention  was  in  a 
state  of  wild  confusion.  While  the  rival  factions  shouted  and 
waved  banners,  the  bands  played  a  variety  of  selections,  includ- 
ing "We  Won't  Go  Home  Till  Morning,"  "Hold  the  Fort," 
and  "  Almost  Persuaded." 

While  this  demonstration  was  going  on,  a  number  of  the 
leaders  were  gathered  around  Chairman  Cannon  on  the  platform. 
Daniel  D.  Healy,  of  Chicago,  had  brought  up  for  submission  to 
the  chairman  a  resolution  providing  that  after  the  following  bal- 
lot the  candidate  receiving  the  lowest  vote  be.  dropped  on  each 
succeeding  ballot  until  a  selection  had  been  made.  Chairman 


262  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Cannon  agreed  to  permit  the  introduction  of  the  resolution  as 
soon  as  the  pending  ballot  had  been  announced :  but  Mr.  Healy 
failed  to  ask  for  recognition,  and  his  plan  for  the  breaking  of  the 
deadlock  never  got  before  the  convention. 

The  twenty-eighth  and  twenty-ninth  ballots  followed,  with 
few  changes.  While  the  convention  awaited  the  footings  of  the 
twenty-ninth  ballot.  Chairman  Cannon  announced  that  he  had 
been  advised  that  excursion  or  return  tickets  on  the  railroads 
would  be  good  for  twenty-four  hours  after  the  adjournment  of 
the  convention.  "  The  Chair  takes  great  pleasure,"  he  said,  "  in 
making  this  announcement,  on  his  own  account  as  well  as  yours." 
The  announcement  was  received  with  mingled  laughter  and 
applause.  It  W7as  accepted  as  indicating  that  the  railroads  had 
taken  official  notice  of  the  existence  of  the  deadlock  and  its  prob- 
able continuance,  and  as  an  assurance  that  delegates  would  not 
be  obliged  to  leave  the  State  capital  on  foot. 

At  5:46  P.M.  the  result  of  the  twenty-ninth  ballot  was 
announced,  and  then  on  motion  of  J.  H.  Burke,  of  Cook  county, 
seconded  by  E.  J.  Murphy,  the  convention  took  a  recess  until  10 
o'clock  the  following  morning. 

Thus,  nothing  had  come  of  the  afternoon  of  balloting,  as, 
in  fact,  nothing  really  had  been  expected  of  it.  The  candidates 
had  spent  the  afternoon  in  the  convention  without  anxiety. 
All  were  in  a  cheerful  mood.  They  moved  here  and  there  chat- 
ting with  their  followers,  and  occasionally  meeting  one  another. 
Mr.  Hamlin  went  over  to  the  Deneen  delegates  and  exchanged 
greetings  with  Fred  A.  Busse  and  other  Deneen  leaders.  Gov- 
ernor Yates  and  Mr.  Deneen  several  times  during  the  afternoon 
met  in  the  rear  of  the  hall  and  greeted  each  other  cordially  and 
talked  freely  about  the  deadlock.  Their  meeting,  however,  was 
not  looked  upon  as  having  any  significance  beyond  showing 
the  good  feeling  that  existed  personally  between  them.  The 
words  they  exchanged  had  no  reference  to  "  combinations," 
"  deals  "  or  "  alliances,"  or  to  anything  in  the  nature  of  a  proposi- 
tion or  plan  to  break  the  deadlock. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

DEADLOCK  "  DOPE  "  —  CONVENTION  SCENES  —  "  UNCLE  JOE  " 
IN   THE   CHAIR  — CANDIDATES'    MOVEMENTS. 

"What's  the  dope?" 

This  was  the  question  which  the  delegates  asked  one  another 
as  they  came  downstairs  from  their  rooms  and  moved  about  the 
lobby  of  the  Leland  hotel.  The  word  "  dope,"  borrowed  from 
the  race-track,  had  obtained  a  fixed  place  in  the  vernacular  of 
the  deadlock.  One  never  heard  the  inquiry,  "  What's  the  latest 
news?"  or  "What  are  the  latest  developments ?"-  — the  invariable 
question  on  everybody's  lips  was,  "  What's  the  dope  ?" 

The  word  was  not  at  all  inapt;  a  more  dignified  or  respect- 
able term  would  not  have  described  appropriately  the  rumors 
that  seemed  to  start  nowhere  and  to  spread  with  lightning 
swiftness  everywhere  —  rumors  that  nobody  seemed  able  to 
verify,  but  that  everybody  more  or  less  believed.  Many  of  these 
rumors  were  started  by  design ;  they  were  carefully  framed 
up  in  one  of  the  political  camps  for  a  specific  purpose,  and 
were  then  skilfully  started  on  their  way.  It  is  probable  that 
at  no  time  did  a  false  rumor  deliberately  started  in  this  way 
serve  fully  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  intended ;  though  several 
times  rumors  that  turned  out  to  be  absolute  fabrications  came 
perilously  near  upsetting  the  plans  of  some  of  the  candidates. 

Sometimes  the  "  dope  "  fiend  was  met  with  an  incredulous 
inquiry  as  to  the  origin  of  a  new  story.  The  reply  was  likely 
to  be  something  like  this : 

"  Well,  while  I  can't  vouch  for  it,  I  got  it  from  Smith,  who 
told  me  that  it  came  to  him  straight.  Only  a  minute  before  I 
saw  him  talking  to  Jones  over  there  in  the  corner,  and  I  think 
Jones  must  have  told  him.  Jones  is  in  a  position  to  know  what 
he  is  talking  about." 

Sometimes,  though  not  often,  it  was  possible  to  get  informa- 
tion first  hand.  The  great  difficulty  in  getting  at  the  "  inside  " 
of  anything  while  the  deadlock  was  on  was  that  those  who 


264  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

were  managing  campaigns  took  every  precaution  to  conceal  their 
plans.  When  a  conference  was  held,  only  their  most  trusted 
associates  were  admitted.  It  happened  nearly  always  that  one 
or  more  of  those  engaged  in  such  a  conference  would  later  do 
more  or  less  talking  about  it;  but  this  talking  was  generally 
done  guardedly,  and  the  facts  which  leaked  out  formed  but  a 
fragment  of  what  had  actually  transpired. 

On  this  Tuesday  morning,  the  I7th  of  May,  there  was  disap- 
pointment among  the  delegates.  When  they  had  retired  the  pre- 
vious night  there  was  some  prospect,  according  to  rumors  afloat, 
that  some  kind  of  a  deal  would  be  made  during  the  night  that 
would  bring  the  deadlock  to  an  early  conclusion.  But  as  they 
strolled  through  the  hotel  this  morning,  stopping  one  another 
here  and  there  to  inquire  for  the  "latest  dope,"  and  then  made 
their  way  into  the  dining-room,  they  heard  only  the  story  that 
the  night  had  brought  nothing  that  gave  promise  of  the  end. 

"  All  efforts  to  form  winning  combinations  had  failed," 
read  one  of  the  newspaper  dispatches  printed  that  morning.  "  In 
the  series  of  conferences  beginning  after  9  o'clock  in  the  evening 
and  extending  far  into  the  morning,  the  most  powerful  influences 
were  brought  to  bear  to  bring  about  a  Yates-Deneen,  and  then 
a  Yates-Lowden,  combination,  but  the  efforts  had  failed.  The 
Governor  would  not  consider  any  proposition  involving  his  with- 
drawal or  the  delivery  of  his  delegates  to  any  other  candidate. 
He  said  that,  in  the  lead  as  he  was,  he  would  permit  the  conven- 
tion to  adjourn,  rather  than  withdraw.  Endless  combination 
schemes  were  suggested,  but  none  could  be  found  that  would  fit 
the  situation.  Finally  the  effort  was  abandoned,  with  the  under- 
standing that  if  the  day's  balloting  produced  no  result  the  con- 
ferences would  be  resumed." —  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat,  May 
18. 

Yet  no  man  could  tell  what  a  day  might  bring  forth,  and 
as  the  delegates  after  breakfast  strolled  in  little  groups  over  to 
the  State  armory  they  discussed  the  possibilities  of  the  day  and 
made  guesses  as  to  when  and  how  a  nomination  would  be  made. 

The  public  interest  in  the  convention  had  been  maintained, 
without  the  slightest  signs  of  falling  off.  Early  that  morning 
crowds  were  battling  at  the  doors  of  the  armory  and  streaming 
up  the  stairways  into  the  galleries,  to  await  what,  in  spite  of 
the  "  dope  "  to  the  contrary,  might  nevertheless  be  the  open- 


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265 


ing  of  the  last  day  of  the  convention.  Again  the  plat- 
form "  for  distinguished  guests "  was  filled  with  three  hun- 
dred or  more  ladies,  the  wives  and  friends  of  candidates  or 
others  connected  prominently  with  the  convention.  Mrs.  Low- 
den,  who  had  not  been  present  during  the  first  three  days,  had 
arrived  on  the  preceding  day,  and  occupied  a  conspicuous  place 
with  some  friends  on  the  platform.  Mrs.  Yates,  as  on  previous 
days,  was  an  interested  spectator,  sitting  with  a  group  of  friends 
in  a  reserved  space  on  the  floor  of  the  convention.  Mrs.  Hamlin, 
as  before  and  subsequently,  watched  the  proceedings  from  the 
front  row  of  seats  on  the  platform.  Thus,  of  the  wives  of  the 
four  leading  candidates,  Mrs.  Deneen  was  the  only  absentee. 


From  a  photograph  by  F.  H.  Wagner,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Record-Herald. 

JUDGE    ELBRIDGE    HANECY,    WM.    LORIMER    AND    A.    H.    JONES    ON    WAV    TO    CONVENTION. 

The  ladies  on  the  platform  were  among  the  most  interested 
of  the  spectators  to  be  found  anywhere  within  the  immense 
auditorium.  Many  of  them,  with  roll-calls  in  their  hands,  regu- 
larly kept  tab  on  the  balloting,  and  became  familiar  with  the 
peculiarities  of  every  shifting  county.  By  this  time,  remembering 
the  experience  of  the  first  three  days  of  the  convention,  many  of 


266  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

the  ladies  brought  with  them  lunch  boxes,  and  remained  in 
their  seats  from  morning  until  the  falling  of  the  gavel  at  night. 
It  was  a  wearisome  experience,  yet  all  were  eager  to  undergo 
it  the  next  day —  for  who  knew  what  moment  something  would 
happen?  And  what  disappointment  could  have  been  greater  to 
one  of  these  ladies  than  that  which  would  have  come  from  care- 
less absence  from  the  convention  at  the  moment  of  the  climax? 
And  so  it  came  to  pass  the  same  familiar  faces  were  observable 
on  the  platform  from  day  to  day,  adding  their  cheerful  gaiety 
to  the  convention.  Sometimes,  when  the  proceedings  became 
monotonous,  they  fell  to  visiting,  and  more  than  once  "  Uncle 
Joe  "  Cannon  was  obliged  to  turn  to  the  platform  behind  him, 
and,  in  his  quaint  fashion,  invite  the  ladies  to  resume  a  state  of 
quietude. 

HOW   "UNCLE  JOE"   CANNON    PRESIDED. 

"  Uncle  Joe  "  Cannon,  as  chairman,  had  already  become  the 
unique  character  of  the  convention.  His  countenance,  his  man- 
nerisms, his  blunt,  direct  diction,  the  style  of  his  apparel,  all 
suggested  a  past  generation  —  an  era  distinguished  by  the  num- 
ber of  its  strong,  robust .  public  men,  nearly  all  of  whom  had 
departed.  His  quaint,  original  wit  was  a  never-failing  source  of 
merriment  for  those  about  him,  and,  generally,  for  the  convention. 
In  the  first  days  of  the  balloting  he  had  insisted  upon  exercising 
the  prerogative  of  the  presiding  officer,  and  personally  announced 
the  result  of  every  ballot.  At  first  he  had  used  a  megaphone  for 
this  purpose;  but  as  the  balloting  went  on  he  got  tired  of  the 
megaphone  and  cast  it  aside,  and  a  little  later  he  delegated 
to  one  of  the  secretaries  the  duty  of  announcing  the  results  of 
ballots.  Once  in  a  while,  though  at  rather  rare  intervals,  he  would 
turn  his  gavel  over  to  somebody  else,  generally  to  engage  in  a 
conference  in  the  privacy  of  some  corner  of  the  convention  hall. 
Sometimes,  as  the  roll-calls  went  monotonously  along,  he  would 
arise  and  descend  from  his  dais,  a  little  platform  that  rose 
about  twelve  inches  above  the  large  platform  occupied  by  the 
representatives  of  the  press,  and  chat  familiarly  with  the  near-by 
newspaper  men  —  making  humorous  comments  on  the  proceed- 
ings or  perhaps  requesting  a  chew  of  tobacco ;  for  "  Uncle  Joe," 
although  obliged  frequently  to  invoke  the  rule  prohibiting  smok- 
ing, held  that  "  the  rule  is  silent  as  to  chewing,"  and  having 


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267 


sampled  all  of  the  tobacco  in  his  vicinity,  he  usually  singled  out 
one  newspaper  man  who  carried  a  favorite  brand  of  "  fine  cut." 
"  '  Uncle  Joe '  Cannon,"  wrote  a  newspaper  correspondent 
at  this  stage  of  the  deadlock,  "  finds  it  very  difficult  to  maintain 
order  in  the  convention.  One  reason  for  this  is  that  the  proceed- 
ings up  to  this  time  have  consisted  almost  entirely  of  roll-calls. 
The  crowd  conies  not  to  listen  to  roll-calls,  unless  they  give 
promise  of  '  something  doing.'  After  the  call  of  a  few  counties, 
showing  that  no  break  is  to  occur,  the  galleries  break  loose  into 
conversation ;  the  delegates  leave  their  seats  and  move  about 
and  talk ;  the  ladies  on  the  platform  find  it  more  interesting  to 
visit  than  to  listen  to  monotonous  roll-calls.  Thus  the  vast 


From  a  drawing  by   Charles  E.   Ditzel,  made  especially  for  this  work. 
"  UNCLE   JOE  "    CANNON    PRESIDING. 

auditorium  is  filled  with  a  ceaseless  roar.  Col.  J.  R.  B.  Van 
Cleave,  assistant  secretary,  whose  well-trained,  penetrating  voice 
throws  most  of  the  roll-calls  upon  him,  is  obliged  to  give  up 
now  and  then  and  appeal  to  the  Chair  to  restore  some  semblance 
of  order.  '  Uncle  Joe '  gets  up,  waves  his  hands  up  and  down, 


268  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

picks  up  his  gavel  —  a  peculiar  emblem  of  authority,  which  has 
been  likened  to  a  golf  stick  —  and,  with  his  left  hand,  gives 
it  a  few  long  swings,  making  those  near  him  dodge  to  avoid 
getting  hit,  and  pounds  his  desk  vigorously.  Then,  when  he  can 
make  himself  heard,  he  admonishes  the  galleries  to  'cease  con- 
versation.' Perhaps  he  will  turn  to  the  ladies  on  the  platform 
back  of  him  and  smilingly  ask  them  to  '  preserve  order.'  To-day 
he  went  so  far  as  to  threaten  to  clear  the  galleries.  The  greatest 
din  comes  after  the  last  county  has  been  called,  while  the  clerks 
are  making  up  the  footings,  a  task  that  usually  occupies  fifteen 
minutes  or  longer.  The  bands  begin  playing;  perhaps  the  parti- 
sans of  one  of  the  candidates  will  start  a  demonstration;  dele- 
gates become  a  lot  of  school  boys,  yell  for  their  candidates  and 
pelt  one  another  with  paper  balls.  The  band  music  frequently 
appeals  to  the  audience  as  exceedingly  apt,  as  when  the  air  is 
"  Hold  the  Fort,"  "  Almost  Persuaded,"  "  Home,  Sweet  Home," 
and  sometimes  hundreds  of  voices  join  in  the  chorus.  One  dele- 
gate carries  a  cow-bell.  He  is  a  Lowden  man,  but  every  demon- 
stration, no  matter  for  what  candidate,  generally  finds  the  bell 
ringing.  Thus  the  tumult  continues,  with  all  sorts  of  variations, 
until  the  next  roll-call  begins."  —  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat, 
May  19. 

Every  day  since  the  beginning  of  the  deadlock  the  most 
intense  interest  had  been  displayed  on  the  streets  of  Springfield. 
In  business  houses,  in  offices,  on  the  streets,  nothing  else  was 
talked  of.  Everybody  who  was  able  to  leave  his  regular  duties 
was  to  be  found  in  convention  hall  or  in  front  of  one  of  the 
bulletin  boards  at  the  newspaper  offices.  Business  was  almost 
suspended  in  the  State  capital.  In  other  cities  the  same  intense 
interest  was  manifested.  Even  the  smaller  hamlets  of  the  State 
had  arrangements  for  securing  bulletins  showing  the  progress  of 
the  balloting,  and  as  these  were  posted  on  a  blackboard,  or  per- 
haps read  aloud  in  some  corner  grocery,  cheers  would  go  up 
from  the  crowd  as  one  or  the  other  of  the  candidates  showed 
signs  of  a  gain.  Men  in  remote  parts  of  the  State,  who  had 
not  attended  the  convention  during  its  first  days,  packed  their 
valises  and  hurried  to  Springfield  to  witness  what  they  supposed 
would  be  the  "  finish  "  of  the  deadlock. 


PART  TWO:  THE  CONVENTION.  269 

DENEEN  NOT  OFTEN  SEEN. 

The  candidates  and  the  party  leaders  who  were  taking  an 
active  part  in  the  management  of  campaigns  or  in  the  innumerable 
efforts  to  break  the  deadlock  had  developed  fixed  habits  in  their 
movements  about  the  convention  hall.  Mr.  Deneen  remained 
almost  continuously  in  his  "  office "  —  a  room  in  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  building,  with  a  door  opening  into  the  convention 
hall.  It  was  not  often  that  he  was  seen  anywhere  on  the  floor. 
Sometimes  he  made  a  brief  visit  to  his  delegates,  and  sometimes 
he  took  a  stroll  along  the  outskirts  of  the  crowd.  Of  all  the  candi- 
dates, he  was  the  most  retiring  and  inconspicuous.  He'  appeared 
to  have  but  little  occasion  to  confer  with  his  delegates.  When 
any  of  the  leaders  wanted  to  see  him  they  could  rely  generally 
upon  finding  him  in  his  little  corner  office,  or  just  outside  of  it, 
taking  a  long-range  view  of  the  proceedings. 

Governor  Yates  was  almost  continuously  on  the  floor,  sit- 
ting with  the  Morgan  county  delegates  on  the  front  row  in  the 
aisle  chair.  He  was  at  all  times  in  close  touch  with  his  dele- 
gates. His  organization  had  been  brought  to  even  greater  per- 
fection since  the  deadlock  began.  There  were  Yates  men  to 
be  seen  through  the  hall,  wearing  on  their  coat  lapels  little  num- 
bered buttons,  the  highest  of  the  numbers  being  twenty-five. 
These  were  the  numbers  of  the  Congressional  districts  of  the 
State  outside  of  Cook  county,  and  the  man  who  wore  a  num- 
bered button  was  responsible  for  carrying  to  the  "  county  cap- 
tains," or  to  the  chairmen  of  the  county  delegations  in  the  district 
represented  by  his  number,  any  message  or  direction  which  it 
was  desired  to  communicate  to  the  Yates  delegates.  The  Gov- 
ernor was  the  general  director  of  his  own  forces.  The  making 
of  motions  in  the  convention  was  delegated  for  the  most  part  to 
E.  J.  Murphy,  warden  of  the  Joliet  Penitentiary,  the  recognized 
floor  leader  of  the  Yates  men.  The  Governor  was  frequently 
surrounded  by  a  group  of  his  lieutenants,  discussing,  in  whis- 
pered tones,  some  question  that  had  to  be  met  in  the  course  of 
the  proceedings  —  perhaps  it  was  the  matter  of  adjournment, 
perhaps  a  reported  maneuver  of  the  opposition,  perhaps  some 
other  of  a  score  of  subjects  that  incessantly  arose.  Frequently 
the  Governor  would  leave  his  seat  and  go  to  some  other  part 
of  the  hall  —  perhaps  to  meet  the  representative  of  one  of  the 
other  candidates.  He  rarely  was  seen  on  the  platform,  though 


270  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

on  two  or  three  occasions  he  was  to  be  seen  chatting  merrily 
with  some  friends  on  the  "  distinguished  guests "  platform. 
Occasionally,  when  there  seemed  to  be  "  nothing  doing  "  on  the 
floor,  he  would  join  some  friends  in  the  little  balcony  in  the 
rear  of  the  platform,  high  above  the  floor  of  the  convention. 

Colonel  Lowden  moved  about  in  the  most  informal  and 
unceremonious  manner.  Very  much  of  the  time  he  was  to  be 
found  on  the  floor  in  the  rear  of  the  platform  —  the  only  space 
in  the  hall  that  was  comparatively  free  from  the  jam  of  the 
crowd.  Here  he  was  to  be  seen  frequently  talking  with  some  of 
his  lieutenants  —  perhaps  Judge  Hanecy  or  Congressman  Lori- 
mer—  perhaps  half  a  dozen  or  more,  including  some  of  the 
local  leaders  in  counties  that  were  ranked  as  doubtful  or  waver- 
ing. This  open  space  in  the  rear  became  almost  the  only  available 
place  for  conferences.  Occasionally  there  was  to  be  seen  in  one 
of  the  telegraph  rooms  (the  telegraph  companies  occupying  the 
turret  rooms  in  the  northeast  and  northwest  corners  of  the 
hall)  a  group  of  men  who  desired  special  privacy.  At  some 
time  or  other  nearly  all  of  the  recognized  leaders  —  Senators 
Cullom  and  Hopkins,  Speaker  Cannon,  Congressman  Lorimer, 
Judge  Hanecy,  Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott,  Warden  Murphy, 
A.  H.  Jones,  John  J.  Brown,  William  Barret  Ridgely,  O.  F. 
Berry  and  a  score  of  others  that  might  be  mentioned  —  were  to 
be  found  in  little  groups  in  whispered  conferences  in  a  telegraph 
room,  or  somewhere  in  the  broad  open  space  already  described — 
a  space  that  might  have  been  designated  "  conference  quarters," 
but  which  flippant  and  irrelevant  persons  called  "  con.  alley." 

"  To  Speaker  Cannon,"  wrote  a  newspaper  correspondent, 
"  the  home  of  the  ticking  telegraph  instrument  did  not  seem  a 
particularly  safe  place  for  private  conversation.  Once  he  looked 
suspiciously  into  the  room  during  an  early  roll-call,  and  then 
dragged  Lorimer  to  the  extreme  western  wall  of  the  building, 
where  an  angle  in  the  brick  wall  created  a  more  secure  nook 
for  a  heart-to-heart  talk.  '  Uncle  Joe's '  conference  manners 
are  different  from  those  of  Yates  or  Lowden,  and  to  the  disin- 
terested onlookers  they  appeared  infinitely  more  effective.  The 
straightforward  American  method  is  his.  In  his  talks  with  Lori- 
mer, Mr.  Cannon  placed  both  hands  upon  the  Congressman's 
shoulders  and  then  talked  straight  at  him,  looking  him  squarely 
in  the  eyes.  Lorimer  made  no  attempt  to  meet  this  scrutiny, 


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271 


THE   YATES    MAP. 

Greatly  reduced.  This  map,  which  had  a  roll-call  on  the  reverse  side,  was  dis- 
tributed at  the  convention.  It  showed,  in  a  rough  way,  the  counties  that  had 
been  carried  by  the  Governor  in  his  ante-convention  campaign.  Several  counties 
were  in  contest,  and  he  got  no  votes  from  Rock  Island,  Christian,  Marion  or 
Clinton.  The  other  counties  marked  voted  for  him,  solidly  or  in  part,  on  the  first 
ballot. 


272  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

although  he  did  not  seem  to  dislike  it."  —  Chicago  Tribune, 
May  15. 

Attorney-General  Hamlin  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  time 
on  the  floor  of  the  convention,  his  seat  being  on  the  aisle  with 
the  Douglas  county  delegation  —  that  being  a  slightly  more 
advantageous  position  than  a  seat  with  his  own  delegation  from 
Shelby  county.  He  kept  a  close  watch  of  everything  that  hap- 
pened. He  moved  about  freely,  and  often  consulted  with  the 
Deneen  and  Sherman  leaders. 

Colonel  Warner  divided  his  time  between  the  chairman's 
platform  and  a  seat  with  the  DeWitt  county  delegation.  He, 
too,  was  often  to  be  seen  engaged  in  a  heart-to-heart  talk  in  the 
"  conference  quarters." 

SHERMAN    "WALKS    175    MILES." 

Judge  Sherman's  regular  place  was  with  the  McDonough 
county  delegation;  but  his  nervous,  restless  temperament  caused 
him  to  be  constantly  on  the  move,  and  by  the  beginning  of  the 
second  week  of  the  convention  it  was  facetiously  remarked 
that  Sherman  had  walked  175  miles  on  the  floor  of  the  conven- 
tion. He  was  never  on  the  platform,  and  was  careful  to  remain 
as  much  as  possible  in  the  background.  His  delegates  were  all 
within  easy  reach  and  he  kept  in  close  touch  with  them. 

Four  of  the  candidates  had  "  offices  "  in  the  armory  build- 
ing —  rooms  which  they  occupied  as  headquarters  while  the 
convention  was  actually  in  session,  and  in  which,  before  and 
after  each  session,  their  steering  committees  or  advisers  held 
meetings  with  more  or  less  regularity.  Governor  Yates  occupied 
the  Adjutant-General's  rooms,  just  inside  and  to  the  west  of  the 
main  entrance  at  the  south  end  of  the  building.  Guards  stood 
at  the  doorway  to  see  that  nobody  got  in  who  was  not  entitled 
to  admission.  A  doorway  opened  into  the  military  "  clothing 
room,"  and  here  many  of  the  Governor's  larger  meetings  were 
held.  When  a  meeting  of  all  his  delegates  was  desired,  a  large 
room  upstairs,  then  vacant,  was  used.  The  Governor's  advisory 
committee  held  regular  meetings  before  and  following  each  ses- 
sion, and  there  were  frequent  meetings  of  the  "  county  captains." 

Mr.  Deneen,  as  already  stated,  occupied  a  room  which  opened 
into  the  convention  hall,  and  he  was  the  only  candidate  who  was 
to  be  found  much  in  his  "  office  "  while  the  convention  was  in 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  273 

session.  Colonel  Lowden  and  Judge  Hamlin  had  adjoining 
rooms  in  the  narrow  corridor,  extending  eastward  from  the 
foyer,  not  far  from  the  main  entrance ;  but  neither  Lowden  nor 
Hamlin  was  often  to  be  found  there,  unless  to  attend  a  meeting 
of  his  advisers  or  lieutenants.  Neither  Warner,  Sherman  nor 
Pierce  had  headquarters  at  the  armory. 

In  addition  to  the  committees  which  had  served  him  through 
the  campaign,  Governor  Yates  had,  during  the  convention,  a  small 
steering  committee  consisting  of  E.  J.  Murphy,  A.  L.  French, 
W.  Scott  Cowen  and  Dr.  J.  A.  Wheeler,  to  which  A.  H.  Jones 
was  eventually  added.  This  committee  was  relied  upon  for 
executive  work  of  every  kind.  It  frequently  met  a  like  com- 
mittee representing  Colonel  Lowden,  when  any  proposition  of 
common  interest  (such  as  the  question  of  adjournment)  was  to 
be  considered.  The  Lowden  committee  consisted  of  Congress- 
man Wm.  Lorimer,  Judge  Hanecy,  John  M.  Smyth  and  John 
C.  Ames  —  a  committee  which,  perhaps,  was  never  formally 
appointed,  but  whose  members  were  generally  recognized  as  the 
most  authoritative  representatives  of  Colonel  Lowden. 

Mr.  Deneen  had  a  "  Committee  of  Forty-four."  The  mem- 
bership list  of  this  committee  has  not  been  preserved.  Among  the 
prominent  members  of  the  committee  were  James  A.  Reddick, 
James  A.  Pease,  Fred  A.  Busse,  John  M.  Harlan,  F.  E.  Coyne, 
M.  Walsh,  Chester  W.  Church,  John  R.  Thompson,  Wallace 
Clark,  J.  G.  Trainor,  Clyde  A.  Morrison,  Dr.  J.  B.  McFatrich, 
Colonel  Young,  Congressman  W.  W.  Wilson,  Roy  O.  West, 
Charles  W.  Vail,  John  Utasch,  John  Anderson  and  E.  R.  Litzin- 
ger. 

Judge  Hamlin  had  a  steering  committee  selected  about  a 
week  before  the  opening  of  the  convention.  This  committee 
was  constituted  as  follows : 

W.  R.  Jewell,  Danville,  Chairman ;  E.  D.  Shurtleff,  Marengo ;  Judge 
Joseph  N.  Carter,  Quincy ;  R.  K.  Welch,  Rockford ;  Ben  F.  Funk,  Bloom- 
ington ;  Capt.  J.  W.  Kitchell,  Pana ;  George  T.  Turner,  Vandalia ;  Judge 
A.  K.  Vickers,  Vienna ;  W.  W.  Duncan,  Marion ;  Charles  G.  Eckhart, 
Tuscola ;  Judge  W.  C.  Johns,  Decatur ;  Capt.  M.  F.  Kainum,  Decatur ; 
Frank  Lindley,  Danville ;  John  L.  Hamilton,  Hoopeston. 


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PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  275 


CHAPTER  X. 

TUESDAY,  MAY  17  —  LOWDEN'S  VOTE  RISES  — DENEEN  GETS 
SHERMAN  VOTE  — "NO  CHOICE." 

On  Tuesday  morning,  the  i/th  of  May,  the  Yates  delegates 
marched  in  a  body,  with  a  band  leading  the  procession,  from  the 
Leland  hotel  around  the  public  square  and  over  to  the  convention 
hall,  arriving  shortly  before  10  o'clock.  Each  delegate  wore 
on  his  hat  a  pasteboard  bearing  the  legend,  "  You  Are  The  Eter- 
nal Stayers  "-  —  the  first  letters  printed  in  large  type  so  as  to 
spell  "  Yates."  Into  the  convention  were  carried  hundreds  of 
Yates  placards  reading  "  Yates  —  Let  well  enough  alone,"  and 
many  of  them  were  attached  to  the  wires  stretching  across  the 
hall  above  the  heads  of  the  delegates. 

It  was  10:23  when  Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention 
to  order  and  said : 

"Gentlemen  of  the 'Convention:  Are  you  willing  to  preserve 
for  a  few  days  longer  the  physical  life  of  your  chairman?  If 
so,  in  a  second  or  two,  if  such  is  your  will,  you  will  all  stand 
on  your  feet,  turn  your  faces,  not  toward  the  east,  but  toward  the 
south,  and  let  a  corps  of  photographers  snap-shot  you.  Is  such 
your  will  —  yes  or  no?  [Shouts  of  "Yes,  yes!"]  Then  get  on 
your  feet  and  turn  around." 

The  delegates  arose  and  the  photograph  was  taken. 

At  10:28  the  thirtieth  roll-call  was  commenced. 

On  the  thirtieth  ballot,  the  first  important  change  came  when 
Kane  county,  the  home  of  Senator  Hopkins,  left  Yates  and  cast 
twenty-six  of  its  votes  for  Lowden,  and  there  were  prolonged 
cheers.  There  was  trouble  over  the  vote  of  Lake  county.  The 
vote  was  challenged,  and  the  delegates  were  brought  forward 
in  front  of  the  chairman's  platform  to  be  polled.  It  developed 
that  the  trouble  had  arisen  from  an  attempt  to  vote  an  absent 
delegate,  C.  M.  Brown.  The  challenge  was  made  by  E.  P. 
DeWolf,  of  Waukegan.  When  the  delegation  appeared  before 
the  chairman,  a  roll-call  showed  four  absentees  —  Herman  Bock, 
C.  M.  Brown,  Samuel  Black  and  Harrv  Maimen.  The  resolu- 


276  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

don  of  the  county  convention,  instructing  for  Lowden,  authoriz- 
ing the  delegation  to  fill  vacancies,  and  providing  the  unit  rule, 
was  read.  E.  P.  DeWolf  challenged  the  correctness  of  the  docu- 
ment. 

Chairman  Cannon :  There  is  a  question  of  fact  that  the 
Chair  will  ask  the  secretary  to  settle.  Does  the  roll-call  show 
anything  of  this  paper  from  the  Committee  on  Credentials 
reported  to  this  convention  and  adopted  by  the  convention? 

The  secretary  said  the  report  of  the  committee  contained 
nothing  on  the  subject.  A  Lake  county  delegate  answered  that 
a  certified  copy  had  been  filed. 

Chairman  Cannon:  The  Chair  is  informed  that  this  (exhibit- 
ing a  list  of  delegates)  is  the  roll  of  Lake  county  as  adopted  by 
this  convention.  This  convention  has  acted.  Gentlemen  can  see 
at  once  that  the  Chair  has  no  authority,  and  if  he  had  the  author- 
ity, it  would  not  be  practicable  for  the  Chair  to  force  the  con- 
vention to  make  a  roll-call.  Therefore,  as  this  paper,  so  far  as 
this  convention  is  concerned,  is  an  authentic  paper,  and  as  C. 
M.  Brown  is  not  present  and  as  there  is  no  alternate  reported, 
and  as  there  is  no  proxy  for  C.  M.  Brown  reported  and  acted  on 
by  this  convention,  the  vote  of  C.  M.  Brown  can  not  be  recorded. 

The  four  absentees  were  voted  for  Lowden.  Of  those  present, 
E.  P.  DeWolf  voted  for  Yates  and  G.  H.  Barnett  voted  for 
Deneen.  The  others  voted  for  Lowden,  the  vote  as  announced 
standing:  Lowden,  n;  Yates,  i;  Deneen,  i. 

LOWDEN   VOTE   BEGINS    TO    SOAR. 

When  the  roll-call  was  completed,  there  were  rival  Lowden 
and  Yates  demonstrations,  which  lasted  fifteen  minutes.  When 
quiet  had  been  restored,  the  result  of  the  thirtieth  ballot  was 
announced,  as  follows  —  the  fractions  being  omitted : 

Yates,  437 ;  Lowden,  452 ;  Deneen,  382 ;  Hamlin,  in;  Warner,  44 ; 
Sherman,  51 ;  Pierce,  21. 

On  the  thirty-first  ballot,  Will  county  left  Yates  and  went 
over  to  Lowden.  The  other  changes  were  not  important.  The 
result  as  announced  stood : 

Yates,  431;  Lowden.  473;  Deneen,  383:  Hamlin.  107:  Warner,  32; 
Sherman,  50;  Pierce,  22. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  Ill 

On  the  thirty-second  ballot,  in  La  Salle,  Warner  gained  one 
from  Sherman ;  in  Madison,  Lowden  lost  one  to  Hamlin  ;  in  Pike, 
Yates  lost  one  to  Hamlin ;  in  Wabash,  Yates  lost  one  to  Lowden. 

The  thirty-second  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  429 ;  Lowden,  473 ;  Deneen,  383 ;  Hamlin,  109 ;  Warner,  33  ; 
Sherman,  49 ;  Pierce,  22. 

The  thirty-third  roll-call  showed  no  change  until  Gallatin 
was  reached,  when  the  four  delegates  divided  equally  between 
Hamlin  and  Yates.  Jackson  county  voted  one  for  Yates,  five 
for  Lowden  and  four  for  Deneen.  Pulaski  gave  one  of  its  Low- 
den votes  to  Warner.  Wabash  voted  solidly  for  Yates.  The 
ballot  showed  the  Lowden  vote  to  be  on  the  wane.  The  result 
was : 

Yates,  428 ;  Lowden,  467 ;  Deneen,  387 ;  Warner,  34 ;  Sherman,  49 ; 
Pierce,  22. 

On  the  thirty-fourth  ballot  Yates  regained  the  two  votes 
in  Gallatin  which  had  gone  to  Hamlin.  Warner  lost  one  in 
La  Salle,  which  had  gone  to  Sherman.  Lowden  lost  one  and 
Hamlin  gained  one  in  Madison.  Yates  lost  one  and  Hamlin 
gained  one  in  Pike. 

When  Chairman  Cannon  had  announced  the  thirty-fourth 
ballot,  he  grimly  remarked : 

''  The  proceedings  will  now  be  varied  by  a  roll-call."  [Laugh- 
ter.] 

The  first  change  in  this  (the  thirty-fifth)  roll-call  was  in  the 
First  Commissioners'  District,  which  abandoned  its  fractional 
division  and  gave  Yates  a  vote.  Kane  shifted  from  Lowden  back 
to  Yates,  with  twenty-five  of  its  votes,  amid  great  enthusiasm 
among  the  Yates  men.  McHenry  followed  the  break  from  Low- 
den, and  he  lost  five  of  his  eleven  votes  there,  Yates  gaining 
two  and  Warner  three.  Yates  lost  one  in  Wabash,  Warner  get- 
ting it.  Washington  divided  between  Deneen  and  Lowden,  the 
former  gaining  three  of  the  latters  votes.  Will  county  returned 
to  Yates,  with  its  twenty-five  votes,  and  the  Yates  people 
cheered  lustily.  Lowden  lost  one  in  Woodford,  Deneen  getting 
the  vote. 

On  the  thirty-sixth  ballot,  Yates  gained  four  Boone  votes 
at  the  expense  of  Lowden,  and  the  Yates  people  started  a  demon- 
stration, apparently  believing  that  this  additional  strength  would 


278  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

bring  about  a  break  in  the  opposition.  Jackson  county  divided 
its  vote  between  Yates  and  Deneen,  Yates  gaining  four  and 
Deneen  one  at  the  expense  of  Lowden.  Lowden  also  lost  two 
votes  in  Madison,  Hamlin  getting  them.  In  Wabash,  Warner 
lost  one  to  Yates.  Deneen  gained  three  Lowden  votes  in  Wash- 
ington. 

While  the  thirty-sixth  roll-call  was  being  footed,  the  band 
played  "  Hold  the  Fort,"  the  audience  joining  in  the  chorus.  This 
was  followed  by  "  Almost  Persuaded,"  "  Marching  Through 
Georgia,"  and  "  A  Hot  Time  in  the  Old  Town  To-Night."  The 
convention  all  the  while  was  in  a  great  uproar,  the  delegates 
shouting  and  the  banners  of  candidates  —  mostly  of  Deneen  and 
Yates  —  being  waved  all  over  the  hall.  The  band  kept  up  its 
wild  concert,  playing  "  We  Won't  Go  Home  Till  Morning."  A 
Yates  procession  bearing  red  and  yellow  placards  reading 
"  Yates  —  Let  well  enough  alone,"  marched  through  the  aisles. 
Then  there  was  a  Hamlin  procession,  with  placards  held  aloft 
reading,  "  Hamlin  —  Harmony."  It  was  observed  that  the  Low- 
den men  sat  unmoved  in  their  seats,  not  attempting  a  demonstra- 
tion for  their  candidate. 

The  thirty-sixth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  492;  Lowden,  390^2;  Deneen,  398^2;  Hamlin,  HI;  Warner, 
37;  Sherman,  51 ;  Pierce,  22. 

At  2  155,  immediately  after  the  announcement  of  the  thirty- 
sixth  ballot,  the  convention,  on  motion  of  E.  J.  Murphy,  took  a 
recess  until  8  o'clock  P.M. 


EVENING   SESSION. 

When  the  convention  reconvened  for  the  evening  session,  it 
was  generally  understood  that  only  one  ballot,  and  that  a  per- 
functory one,  would  be  taken,  but  in  the  undercurrent  there  were 
rumors  that  some  important  changes  would  occur. 

At  8 :03,  Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention  to  order. 
A  few  minutes  later  Governor  Yates  came  in  at  the  head  of  the 
Morgan  county  delegation,  and  the  band  struck  up  "  Onward, 
Christian  Soldiers,"  and  the  Yates  men  joined  in  deafening  cheers. 

As  Boone  county  cast  six  of  its  votes  for  Yates,  there  was 
great  cheering.  Chairman  Cannon  said : 


Wkat  a    Delegate  Wrote   His  Wife. 


Springfield,  111.,  May  17,  1904. 
MY  DEAR: 

I  wish,  you  would  send  me  a  shirt  and  six  collars 
by  express,  and  a  suit  of  underwear.   Hustle  them 
if  you  can.   If  you  could  also  express  a  couple 
nights  of  sound  sleep  and  a  cold  fried  chicken 
they  would  hit  the  right  spot  in  yours  truly. 

I  am  looking  about  for  an  eight  room  house. and 
if  I  can  find  one  with  southern  exposure  and  good 
plumbing  I  think  I'll  have  you  and  the  children 
come  on  for  the  rest  of  the  summer. 

I  think  we  are  going  to  skin  the  siege  of  Troy 
to  death.   Ajax  Yates  is  defying  lightning; 
Ulysses  Cullom  has  drawn  the  ground  plans  of  a 
wooden  horse  and- Achilles  Lowden  is  sulking  in  his 
tent.   We  of  the  common  Greeks  and  Trojans  would 
be  glad  if  we  had  a  whple  sized  tent  to  sulk  in. 
There  are  ten  fellows  'in  my  room.   I  call  it  my 
room  from  habit.   Some  one  is  always  going  to  "bed 
or  getting  up. 

You  might  send  my  soft  hat  also.   I  went  to 
sleep  during  roll  call  yesterday  and  some  skate 
fell  off  the  chair  and  on  me.   They  got  my  head 
oUt  of  my  hat  after  ten  minutes  of  pulling.  Five 
minutes  afterwards  I  was  hit  in  the  eye  by  a  wad 
of  paper.   Thought  for  a  wh-ile  ''I'd  have  to  put  it 
in  a  sling. 

Dan  Healy  of  Cook  has  the  only  right  idea  about 
this  thing.  He  says  they  ought  to  get  Buss"e,  De- 
neen,  French,  Yates,  Ames,  Cullom,  Lowden,  Cannon, 
Bethea,  Sherman,  Warner,  John  Pierce,  Mack  Glenn, 
Hamlin,  Murphy,  and  a  few  others  and  put  them  in  a 
room  with  a  dozen  bailiffs  as  guards.  Then  let 
them  out  when  they  have  agreed  on  -a  verdict 

The  only  deadlock  worse  than  this  I  ever  knew 
was  that  one  down  at  Pana  where  the  republican 
sheriff  had  appointed  a  jury  of  six  democrats  and 
six  republicans  to  see  a  man  hanged.  The  republi- 
cans brought  in  a  verdict  of  instantaneous  death, 
but  the  democrats  could  not  be  persuaded  the  man 
was  dead.  That's  the  trouble  up  here.  You  can't 
persuade  half  the  jury  there  are  any  corpses  in 
the  convention. 

I  remember  they  once  broke  up  a  democratic  town- 
ship caucus  deadlock  which  was  tied  up  in  Hankin's 
barn  by  lettimg  off  a  couple  of  pounds  of  dynamite 
under  the  floor  and  scattering  the  suffrages  of 
intelligent  voters.  The  only  drawback  was  we  car- 
ried the  township  that  year  because  most  of  the 
democrats,  were  not  able  to  be  out  on  crutches  when 
election  time  came. 

You  might  put  in  another  suit  of  clothes  arid 
make  i,t  two  shirts.  There  isn't  any  carpet  on  the 
floor  of  my  room.  If  you  have  a  bit  of  rug  you 
might  send  that.  And  don't  forget  some  stockings 

There  are  no  curtains  to  the  -windows  of  my  room, 
and  as  there  are  several  buildings  commanding  a 
view  of  it  I  have  to  open  the  door»and  get  behind 
it  to  dress.  There  was  a.  riot  this  morning  by  ten 
men  who  wanted  Ijo  take  a  bath  all  at  once.  They 
were  foolish.  I  gave  up  that  idea' four  days  ago. 

HOMESICK  CLIFFORD. 

Reproduced  from  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  May  19.  This  was  the  first  of  a 
series  of  witty  letters  that  appeared  in  The  Tribune  during  the  deadlock,  written  by 
Clifford  S.  Raymond  of  the  convention  staff  of  that  paper.  On  the  fifty-first  ballot 
for  governor,  an  appreciative  delegate  cast  "  one  vote  for  Clifford." 


280  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

'''  The  clerk  will  cease  calling  the  roll  until  order  is  obtained. 
Business  will  be  suspended  until  the  birds  are  done  singing." 
[Laughter.] 

The  roll-call  proved  to  be  a  duplicate  of  the  thirty-sixth  ballot 
until  Hancock  county,  which  had  been  voting  ten  for  Sherman, 
threw  its  vote  to  Deneen,  amid  a  great  demonstration  by  the 
Deneen  men.  Henderson  county  followed  by  throwing  its  four 
votes  to  Deneen.  Madison  gave  five  of  its  votes  to  Deneen,  and 
Sherman's  ten  votes  in  McDonough,  four  in  Menard  and  eight  in 
Mercer  went  to  the  Cook  county  State's  Attorney.  The  Deneen 
people  went  wild  with  excitement  over  the  delivery  of  the  Sher- 
man strength,  and  the  roll-call  was  concluded  amid  great  con- 
fusion. 

SHERMAN    GOES    TO    DENEEN. 
The  thirty-seventh  ballot  resulted :  . 

Yates,  487;  Lowden,  395 1/2 ',  Deneen,  445^2;  Hamlin,  105;  Warner, 
37 ;  Sherman,  6 ;  Pierce,  22. 

The  thirty-eighth  ballot  was  ordered,  and  Boone  county  again 
changed  its  vote,  announcing  two  votes  for  Yates,  five  for  Low- 
den  and  one  for  Warner,  a  loss  of  four  in  the  Yates  column. 
Jackson  gave  Yates  four  votes  and  Hamlin  one  at  the  expense 
of  Deneen.  Sherman's  two  votes  in  La  Salle  went  to  Pierce, 
and  the  Sherman  vote  in  Livingston  went  the  same  way. 

In  McHenry,  Warner  lost  one.  Hamlin  got  three  of  the  Low- 
den  votes  in  Peoria.  In  Pike  county,  one  of  the  Yates  votes  went 
to  Deneen. 

The  result  of  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  was  announced  as  fol- 
lows : 

Yates,  490;  Lowden,  393}^;  Deneen,  441^/2',  Hamlin,  113;  Warner. 
37 ;  Sherman,  2 ;  Pierce,  25. 

After  the  announcement  of  the  thirty-eighth  ballot,  James 
Monaghan,  of  Cook,  a  Lowden  delegate,  rose  and  started  to 
move  an  adjournment.  There  were  loud  cries  of  "No,  no,  no!" 
from  the  Deneen  men. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  gentleman  from  Cook  addresses  the 
Chair.  As  soon  as  the  convention  is  in  order  the  gentleman  from 
Cook  will  be  heard.  The  Chair  recognizes  the  gentleman  from 
Cook. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  281 

Mr.  Monaghan :  I  move  you,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  this  con- 
vention take  a  recess  until  n  o'clock  A.M.  to-morrow. 

Mr.  E.  J.  Murphy,  the  Yates  floor  leader,  was  already  on 
his  feet,  beckoning  for  recognition.  "  I  second  the  motion  of  the 
gentleman  from  Cook,"  said  he. 

The  motion  to  take  a  recess  was  put  to  a  viva  voce  vote  and 
declared  carried,  and  at  9:25  the  convention  stood  in  recess  until 
ii  o'clock  the  following  morning. 

Thus  another  day  had  ended  without  the  breaking  of  the 
deadlock.  If  any  candidate  had  reaped  an  advantage  from  the 
day,  it  undoubtedly  was  Governor  Yates.  For  the  first  time  the 
Lowden  vote  had  gone  as  high  as  473.  This  had  not  frightened 
either  Yates  or  Deneen,  the  two  candidates  having  most  to  fear 
from  Lowden,  for  it  was  a  result  that  had  been  anticipated  and 
discounted ;  but  it  served  to  develop  some  things  that,  in  a  retro- 
spective view,  may  be  readily  seen  to  have  foretokened  the  end. 
It  was  perilous  for  both  Yates  and  Deneen  to  permit  the  Lowden 
vote  to  soar.  When  it  reached  its  highest  point  the  Lowden  man- 
agers wanted  to  adjourn  for  the  day  —  for  the  obvious  reason 
that  an  adjournment  then  would  leave  Lowden  in  the  strongest 
position  of  any  candidate  —  a  position  so  strong  as  to  make  it 
certain  that  he  would  gain  many  recruits  during  the  night. 
Nearly  all  of  the  delegates  that  had  been  gained  for  Lowden  on 
Ins  "high  ballot"  that  day  had  been, won  over  from  the  Yates 
camp ;  and  \vhen  the  adjournment  proposition  was  made  the 
Governor  sent  word  that  every  delegate  who  had  been  taken  from 
him  must  be  handed  back  on  the  next  ballot.  The  big  counties 
of  Kane  and  Will  returned,  but  a  few  scattering  Yates  votes  were 
still  outside  the  fold. 

"  No,"  was  the  Governor's  ultimatum,  "  there  will  be  no 
adjournment  until  every  one  of  those  delegates  has  been  returned 
to  me." 

It  was  but  natural  that  in  this  position  he  should  have  the 
support  of  the  Deneen  men,  who  were  eagerly  interested  in  sup- 
pressing the  Lowden  boom.  The  result  was  that  at  the  close 
of  the  balloting  for  the  afternoon,  Yates  and  Lowden  occupied 
practically  their  old  places.  But  it  was  reserved  for  the  closing 
hour  of  the  night  session  for  Yates  to  reach  the  climax  of  his 
generalship.  In  the  afternoon  he  had  combined  with  Deneen  to 
prevent  an  adjournment  at  a  time  when  the  Lowden  boom  was 


282  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

at  high  tide.  In  the  evening,  however,  he  united  with  Lowden 
to  force  an  adjournment  when  a  continuation  of  the  day's  session 
was  desired  by  Deneen.  The  two  incidents  served  to  show  how 
completely  the  Governor  held  the  whip  hand  in  the  convention. 

THE   NIGHT'S    CONFERENCES. 

That  night  after  adjournment  the  conferences  were  resumed 
over  at  the  Leland  hotel.  The  Lowden  maneuver  had  been  a 
failure ;  but  his  delegates  got  together,  and  speeches  were  made 
by  a  number  of  the  leaders,  including  Congressman  Lorimer, 
Judge  George  W.  Brown,  of  DuPage;  William  F.  Bundy,  of 
Centralia,  and  others,  all  declaring  renewed  allegiance  to  their  can- 
didate. The  Deneen  men  were  elated  over  the  transfer  of  the 
Sherman  delegates  to  Deneen,  which  had  occurred  at  the  evening 
session  —  a  move  that  was  expected  to  hasten  the  crisis. 

The  night  was  one  of  the  busiest  for  the  candidates  of  the 
entire  deadlock.  Near  midnight  a  newspaper  man  who  went 
in  quest  of  Governor  Yates  found  him  alone  on  the  third  floor, 
outside  of  one  of  the  private  conference  rooms,  smoking  a  cigar 
and  quietly  pacing  the  corridor.  As  his  friend  approached,  the 
Governor  smiled  and  said : 

"  Well,  we  have  had  a  great  day." 

He  then  discussed  freely  the  events  of  the  day. 

"  My  committee  of  one  hundred,"  he  said,  "  had  a  meeting 
at  the  arsenal  right  after  adjournment  this  evening.  They  went 
over  the  situation.  It  had  been  reported  to  the  committee  that 
there  was  no  Yates  sentiment  among  the  Lowden  delegates. 
The  committee  appointed  a  man  from  each  Lowden  county  and 
ward  to  ascertain  the  number  of  Lowden  men  that  will  come 
to  me  in  the  event  of  a  break-up.  They  have  just  reported  to 
me  that  I  will  get  in  the  neighborhood  of  three  hundred.  This 
may  be  too  high ;  but  if  I  get  two  hundred  of  them  I  am  nomi- 
nated." 

The  day's  developments  had  shown  the  improbability  of  a 
combination  between  Yates  and  Deneen,  such  as  had  been  dis- 
cussed during  the  Sunday  recess.  During  the  afternoon  the  Gov- 
ernor had  had  an  interview  with  Mr.  Deneen  and  Roy  O.  West. 
An  emissary  who  had  been  sent  to  Chicago  to  confer  with  cer- 
tain leaders  with  respect  to  the  proposed  Yates-Deneen  alliance 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  283 

had  returned  without  accomplishing  anything  in  that  direction. 
It  was  clear  that  night  that  if  Yates  and  Deneen  were  to  get 
together  it  would  be  only  after  the  deadlock  had  continued  for 
some  time  longer.  The  leaders,  however,  did  not  give  up  the 
hope  of  such  a  combination ;  and  all  through  the  night  they 
pursued  their  negotiations.  There  were  other  conferences,  too, 
between  the  Yates  and  the  Lowden  people,  and  it  was  far  toward 
the  dawn  of  another  day  before  it  became  clear  beyond  a  doubt 
that  the  work  of  the  night  had  been  fruitless. 


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CHAPTER  XL 

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  18  — A  FLOOD  OF  TELEGRAMS —  "  STICK, 
DICK  "^"LOWDEN  FOREVER." 

It  happened,  therefore,  that  the  morning  of  Wednesday,  the 
1 8th,  came  without  a  promise  of  a  change  in  the  situation.  By 
this  time  the  deadlock  had  become  a  thing  of  national  interest. 
Men  prominent  in  connection  with  it,  either  as  candidates  or  as 
party  leaders,  were  deluged  with  telegrams,  including  many  from 
other  States,  some  containing  words  of  cheer,  others  words  of 
criticism,  and  some  of  them  suggestions  for  ending  the  deadlock. 
One  message  received  by  Chairman  Cannon  came  from  Balti- 
more, Maryland.  It  was  signed  by  a  school  teacher,  who  requested 
tickets  for  admission  to  the  convention.  The  messages  received 
by  Governor  Yates  were  practically  all  of  one  tenor  —  "  Stick, 
Dick,"  "  Hold  the  Fort,"  or  words  of  a  like  meaning.  Indeed, 
it  is  doubtful  if  any  of  the  candidates  got  many  messages  of 
a  different  character.  Their  friends  at  home  and  all  over  the 
State  appeared  to  glory  in  their  pluck,  and  to  have  the  idea 
firmly  imbedded  in  their  minds  that  the  only  thing  necessary  to 
assure  ultimate  victory  was  to  stay  in  the  fight. 

Again  the  galleries  were  filled  long  before  the  convening 
hour.  There  was  the  usual  din  and  confusion  in  the  hall.  At 
10:55  the  Lowden  delegates,  headed  by  a  band,  marched  into  the 
hall.  Their  parade  had  started  at  the  Leland  hotel  and,  as  they 
marched  down  the  street,  each  delegate  carried  a  placard  reading, 
"  Lowden  Forever."  Entering  the  hall,  they  paraded  all  of  the 
aisles  and  made  a  noisy  demonstration  that  continued  for  fifteen 
minutes. 

At  ii  :i2  the  demonstration  had  partially  subsided,  and  again 
the  erect  form  of  Chairman  Cannon  was  seen  to  rise  in  the  accus- 
tomed place.  With  his  queer  little  gavel  he  rapped  the  conven- 
tion to  order.  There  was  some  merriment  at  this  moment  created 
by  the  appearance  of  a  Salvation  Army  lassie,  who  was  walking 
through  the  aisles  selling  copies  of  the  "  War  Cry  "-  —  a  name  sug- 


286  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

gestive  of  the  spirit  of  belligerency  that  was  still  rampant  in  the 
convention. 

The  calling  of  the  roll  at  once  began  for  the  thirty-ninth  bal- 
lot. As  it  proceeded,  it  was  evident  that  it  would  be  without 
startling  or  sensational  features. 

Boone  county  showed  a  slight  change,  giving  one  of  its  Low- 
den  votes  to  Yates.  Bureau  gave  Yates  one,  Lowden  six,  Deneen 
six,  and  Hamlin  one,  a  gain  of  two  for  Lowden  and  one  for 
Deneen ;  Yates  lost  two  and  Warner  one. 

The  next  change  was  in  Knox  county,  where  Yates,  Lowden, 
Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Warner  each  lost  one,  and  Pierce  gained 
five.  Lowden  lost  two  votes  in  Woodford,  which  went  to  Deneen. 
Yates  and  Lowden  lost  one  each  in  Kane,  which  gave  two  of 
its  votes  to  Warner.  Lowden  gained  one  and  Hamlin  two 
in  Madison,  at  the  expense  of  Deneen. 

The  thirty-ninth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  483;  Lowden,  396^;  Deneen,  442^;  Hamlin,  112;  Warner, 
36 ;  Sherman,  2 ;  Pierce,  30. 

On  the  fortieth  ballot,  Bureau  gave  one  vote  to  Pierce  at 
the  expense  of  Deneen ;  Yates  lost  one  and  Deneen  one  in  Pike, 
the  votes  going  to  Warner.  Hamlin  lost  one  and  Warner  gained 
one  in  Richland. 

On  the  forty-first  roll-call,  the  confusion  on  the  floor  became 
so  great  that  the  secretary  could  scarcely  hear  the  responses. 
Finally  Chairman  Cannon  ordered  Assistant  Secretary  Van  Cleave 
to  cease  calling  the  roll.  "  When  you  are  quiet,"  said  he,  "  we 
will  go  ahead.  When  you  are  ready  to  let  the  roll-call  proceed, 
signify  by  saying  nothing."  [Laughter.] 

On  this  roll-call,  Peoria  gave  one  of  its  Lowden  votes  to 
Pierce.  Lowden  lost  two  votes  and  Warner  gained  one  in  Mon- 
roe. Yates  gained  two  from  Warner  in  Pike.  Washington  again 
divided,  Lowden'gaining  three  votes  from  Deneen.  Jersey  shifted 
its  four  votes  from  Deneen  to  Lowden. 

When  the  result  of  the  forty-first  ballot  had  been  announced, 
E.  J.  Murphy,  the  Yates  floor  leader,  moved  a  recess  until  3 
o'clock  P.M.  Several  of  the  delegates  shouted,  "  Make  it  thirty 
days  "  ;  but  no  one  asked  for  recognition  to  offer  an  amendment, 
and  the  motion  to  recess  until  3:00  P.M.  prevailed. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  287 

AFTERNOON    SESSION. 

The  convention  reconvened  at. 3:10,  and  Chairman  Cannon, 
after  making  an  appeal  for  better  order,  directed  the  secretary 
to  call  the  roll  for  the  forty-second  ballot. 

Boone  county  was  the  first  to  change  its  vote.  It  gave  three 
additional  votes  to  Warner,  Yates  losing  one  and  Lowden  two. 
Yates  lost  one  vote  in  Massac,  Lowden  getting  it.  The  two 
Warner  votes  in  Monroe  also  went  to  Lowden  and  the  Warner 
vote  in  Pulaski  was  given  to  Pierce. 

While  the  clerks  were  getting  the  footings  on  the  forty- 
second  roll-call,  the  bands  created  much  amusement  by  playing 
"  In  the  Gloaming,"  "  Home,  Sweet  Home,"  and  "  In  the  Sweet 
Bye  and  Bye,"  while  the  audience  joined  in  singing  the  familiar 
choruses.  Then  the  bands  played  other  airs,  including  "  Nearer, 
My  God,  to  Thee,"  and  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner."  Later 
came  "Shall  We  Meet  Beyond  the  River?"  and  "Almost  Per- 
suaded." 

The  forty-third  roll-call  was  ordered,  and  Boone  county  again 
shifted,  giving  Hamlin  five  votes,  two  being  taken  from  Lowden 
and  three  from  Warner.  Madison  voted  two  votes  for  Walter 
Reeves,  Lowden  and  Warner  losing  one  each.  Pike  gave  two 
votes  to  Deneen,  at  the  expense  of  Yates.  Richland  transferred 
one  vote  from  Hamlin  to  Warner. 

Chairman  Cannon,  during  the  forty-third  roll-call,  became 
exasperated  at  the  ceaseless  hum  of  conversation,  and  said :  "  The 
Chair  will  again  caution  the  gallery.  There  must  be  a  cessation 
of  conversation,  and  if  we  do  not  have  it  in  the  future,  the  Chair 
will  direct  the  sergeant-at-arms  to  clear  the  galleries."  [Applause.] 

Chairman  Cannon  called  ex-State  Senator  Condee,  of  Chicago, 
to  the  chair,  while  the  forty-third  roll-call  was  in  progress. 
While  the  clerks  were  getting  the  footings,  one  of  the  bands 
played  "Won't  You  Come  Home,  Bill  Bailey?"  and  another 
responded  by  leading  the  big  audience,  which  commenced  to 
sing,  "  We  Won't  Go  Home  Till  Morning." 

Before  the  roll  was  called  for  the  forty-fourth  ballot,  Chair- 
man Cannon  sent  messengers  into  the  galleries  to  announce  that 
unless  better  order  was  preserved  during  the  roll-calls  he  would 
order  the  galleries  cleared. 

On   the   forty-fourth  ballot,   Boone   county   gave   Yates   one 


288 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


and  Lowden  four  additional  votes  at  the  expense  of  Hamlin. 
Madison  dropped  Reeves  and  gave  Deneen  one  less  vote,  Low- 
den  gaining  two  and  Hamlin  one.  Richland  gave  Hamlin  one 
at  the  expense  of  Warner. 

The  delegates  indulged  in  "  horse  play  "  and  the  throwing  of 
paper  wads  while  the  clerks  were  counting  the  vote.  One  dele- 
gate who  had  been  active  in  pelting  his  neighbors  with  bunches 
of  campaign  literature  was  turned  upon  by  the  delegates  and 
run  out  of  the  hall,  followed  by  a  shower  of  paper  missies,  while 
the  audience  cheered  the  good-natured  performance. 


from  a  photograph  by   F.    H.   Wagner,   staff   photographer   Chicago   Record-Herald. 

COL.    WARNER    AND    E.    J.     MURPHY    IN    FRONT    OF    LELAND    HOTEL. 

Immediately  after  the  announcement  of  the  forty-fourth  bal- 
lot, the  convention,  on  motion  of  John  J.  Brown,  of  Vandalia, 
a  Yates  delegate,  took  a  recess  until  8  o'clock  that  evening. 

EVENING   SESSION. 

At  the  evening  session,  the  galleries  were  again  packed.  As 
the  delegates  were  assembling,  W.  P.  Holden,  of  the  Twelfth 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  289 

Ward,  and  Charles  Chamberlain,  of  the  Thirteenth  Ward,  Chi- 
cago, marched  down  the  aisles  wearing  white  plug  hats.  These 
immediately  aroused  the  good-natured  ire  of  the  men  around 
them,  and  they  were  made  targets  for  innumerable  paper  wads 
and  the  fun  continued  until  the  fall  of  the  gavel,  one  of  the 
wearers,  taking  turns,  facing  the  fury  of  the  storm  while  the 
other  repaired  damages  and  recovered  his  breath. 

Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention  to  order  at  8:10 
and  the  calling  of  the  roll  for  the  forty-fifth  ballot  was  com- 
menced. 

On  the  forty-fifth  roll-call  Bureau  county  gave  one  of  its  War- 
ner votes  to  Deneen.  Madison  gave  one  of  its  Hamlin  votes  to 
Deneen,  and  Pulaski  shifted  one  vote  to  Pierce. 

During  the  call  of  the  roll  for  the  forty-sixth  ballot,  Walter 
Reeves,  of  Streator,  occupied  the  chair.  Boone  county  gave  its 
Warner  vote  to  Lowden ;  Pierce  gained  one  and  Warner  lost 
one  in  La  Salle ;  Yates  gained  two  and  Deneen  lost  two  in  Pike ; 
Hamlin  gained  one  at  the  expense  of  Warner  in  Richland. 

On  the  forty-seventh  ballot,  Bureau  gave  Pierce  two  votes 
and  Lowden  and  Deneen  lost  one  each.  In  Richland,  Pierce 
lost  one  and  Hamlin  gained  it.  The  ballot  resulted: 

Yates,  482;  Lowden,  403^;  Deneen,  432^;  Hamlin,  in;  Warner, 
38;  Sherman,  2;  Pierce,  33. 

Immediately  after  the  commencement  of  the  forty-seventh 
ballot,  Fred  A.  Busse,  of  Cook,  a  Deneen  delegate,  moved  a 
recess  until  10  o'clock  the  following  morning.  The  motion  was 
promptly  seconded  by  John  J.  Brown,  of  Vandalia,  a  Yates  dele- 
gate. 

A  Cook  county  delegate  moved  a  recess  until  the  5th  of  July. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  amendment  is  not  in  order  because 
it  fixes  a  date  for  adjournment  not  provided  by  the  rules. 

Fred  A.  Banta,  of  Woodford  county,  moved  an  amendment 
to  make  the  hour  9  o'clock  next  morning,  but  this  was  voted  down 
and  the  motion  to  take  a  recess  until  10  o'clock  the  following 
morning  prevailed. 

But  the  convention  proceedings  of  themselves  —  the  ballots, 
the  motions,  the  rulings  of  the  chair  —  formed  but  a  small  part  of 
the  events  of  this  day,  as  indeed  had  been  the  case  on  almost 
every  other  day.  All  through  the  sessions,  during  the  incessant 

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290  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

calling  of  the  roll,  party  leaders  were  to  be  seen  hurrying  hither 
and  thither  through  the  convention  hall,  or  gathered  in  little 
groups  in  that  part  of  the  hall  that  had  become  the  common  con- 
ference ground.  Almost  numberless  suggestions  had  been  made 
and  talked  about.  Between  the  afternoon  and  evening  sessions 
some  of  the  Cook  county  delegates  got  together  and  prepared  a 
resolution  proposing  to  renominate  all  of  the  present  State  officers 
with  the  exception  of  State  Treasurer,  who,  under  the  Constitu- 
tion, was  ineligible  to  succeed  himself.  But  the  proposition  did 
not  get  as  far  as  the  floor  of  the  convention.  While  naturally  the 
then  incumbents  of  the  State  offices  were  favorable  to  it,  the  dele- 
gates were  too  thoroughly  under  the  control  of  the  several  can- 
didates for  Governor  to  listen  to  any  suggestion  that  involved  the 
abandonment  of  their  candidates. 

Another  proposition  was  then  framed  up  by  H.  H.  Gross,  of 
Chicago,  releasing  delegates  from  their  instructions.  It  was  not 
then  presented ;  but  subsequently,  as  we  shall  see  later  on,  the 
same  proposition,  coming  from  another  source,  was  voted  on  and 
adopted  by  the  convention. 

YATES  ADDRESSES  DELEGATES. 

During  the  afternoon  recess  the  Yates  delegates  marched  in 
a  body  to  the  Executive  Mansion  grounds  and  were  there 
addressed  by  the  Governor,  from  the  north  portico.  Then  the 
entire  body  was  photographed.  In  the  course  of  his  address  to 
the  delegates,  Governor  Yates  thanked  them  for  their  loyal  sup- 
port and  urged  them  to  continue  to  stand  firm.  He  declared  that 
any  combination  that  was  then  in  prospect,  without  the  Yates 
delegates,  would  be  unsuccessful.  He  mentioned  the  suggestion 
that  had  been  made  to  refer  the  Governorship  to  a  general  Repub- 
lican primary  to  be  held  on  the  same  day  all  over  the  State.  He 
did  not  say  whether  he  was  for  or  against  the  plan,  but  his  man- 
ner indicated  that  he  would  like  to  see  it  adopted. 

The  events  of  the  day,  so  far  as  they  were  perceptible  in  the 
convention  procedings,  were  practically  without  meaning,  except 
that  there  was  no  evidence  of  a  weakening  on  the  part  of  any  of 
the  candidates.  There  had  been,  in  fact,  no  small  degree  of  lassi- 
tude shown  on  the  part  of  the  delegates.  There  were  many 
vacant  chairs  scattered  through  the  hall,  due  to  the  fact  that 
many  had  gone  home,  leaving  a  minority  to  vote  the  county  or 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  291 

ward  delegation  according  to  the  manner  agreed  upon.  Many 
of  the  delegations  adopted  the  plan  of  serving  in  relays ;  and 
that  night  the  trains  carried  back  to  Chicago  a  large  number  of 
worn-out  delegates,  who,  on  their  way,  passed  other  trains  carry- 
ing delegates  to  Springfield  to  take  their  places.  This  plan  pro- 
vided a  fresh  body  of  delegates  from  a  number  of  the  Chicago 
wards. 

The  most  important  conference  held  that  night,  according  to 
the  reports  current  at  the  time,  was  one  between  the  Deneen 
and  the  Sherman  men.  Sherman  had  been  voting  his  delegates 
for  Deneen  and  it  was  now  a  question  as  to  how  much  longer  this 
course  should  be  followed ;  for  it  was  evident  that  nothing  would 
come  of  it  unless  a  break  could  be  made  in  some  of  the  other 
forces.  It  was  understood  that  a  proposition  to  throw  the  com- 
bined Deneen  and  Sherman  forces  to  Hamlin  was  under  considera- 
tion. Then  it  was  said  that  all  three  would  combine  on  Mr.  Sher- 
man. But  the  conferences,  like  all  of  those  that  had  gone  before, 
ended  in  nothing. 

The  night  was  devoid  even  of  important  rumors.  Governor 
Yates  had  gone  to  bed  comparatively  early.  Colonel  Lowden, 
after  the  evening  adjournment,  had  gone  over  to  the  hotel,  not 
to  enter  a  caucus  in  some  obscure  part  of  the  building,  but  to 
mingle  with  the  delegates  in  the  lobby.  Congressman  Lorimer 
and  the  other  Lowden  leaders  sought  their  rooms  early,  in  the 
hope  of  getting  some  much  needed  rest.  All  of  this  indicated  that 
there  was  little  activity  anywhere  except  that  already  mentioned, 
in  the  Deneen,  Sherman  and  Hamlin  camps. 

"  It  is  probable,"  wrote  a  newspaper  correspondent  that  night, 
"  that  the  deadlock  will  continue  several  days  longer.  The  '  stand 
patters  '  are  evidently  in  an  overwhelming  majority,  and  there 
are  intimations  that  weeks  may  pass  before  the  solution  comes. 
The  Yates  men  are  perfecting  their  organization  to  such  a  degree 
that  they  will  be  able  to  keep  track  of  every  individual  delegate 
just  as  every  individual  member  of  the  Legislature  was  looked 
after  during  the  famous  and  sensational  deadlocks  in  years  past." 

Talk  of  a  thirty-day  recess  had  been  indulged  in ;  but  it 
appeared  to  meet  with  little  favor  from  delegates,  most  of  whom 
appeared  to  prefer  to  have  the  convention  remain  in  session  until 
the  deadlock  had  been  broken. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  293 


CHAPTER  XII. 

THURSDAY,    MAY     19  — CONGRESSMAN     FULLER'S     RESOLU- 
TION—FUTILE ATTEMPT  AT  YATES-LOWDEN 
COMBINATION. 

''  No  signs  of  a  break  in  the  great  deadlock,"  the  delegates 
read  in  the  glaring  headlines  of  a  Chicago  paper  as  they  arose 
on  Thursday  morning,  the  ipth  of  May,  to  begin  another  day  of 
balloting.  But  almost  every  morning  had  dawned  in  much  the 
same  way,  and  the  delegates  had  almost  ceased  to  look  for 
"  signs,"  all  more  or  less  sharing  the  feeling  that  anything  was 
possible  —  that  the  deadlock  might  end  unexpectedly  at  almost 
any  moment,  or  that  it  might  continue  several  weeks  longer. 

The  public  evidently  took  the  latter  view ;  for  vacant  seats 
in  the  galleries  were  the  first  signs  of  lagging  interest  that  had 
been  shown  since  the  opening  day  of  the  convention. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  by  Chairman  Cannon  at 
10:17.  Congressman  jCharles  E.  Fuller,  of  Boone  county,  was  a 
moment  later  on  his  feet  addressing  the  chair.  He  was  recognized 
and  said : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention, —  This  convention 
must  recognize  one  fact  above  every  other,  and  that  is  that  we  are  here  as 
Republicans.  Nineteen  years  ago  to-day,  upon  the  ipth  of  May,  the  great- 
est deadlock  in  the  history  of  the  State  of  Illinois  was  broken  and  John  A. 
Logan  was  elected  Senator  of  the  United  States.  [Cheers.]  Let  us  do 
as  well  to-day  and  act  here  regardless  of  personal  preferences  and  end  this 
deadlock  in  the  interest  of  the  Republican  party  of  this  great  State  of 
Illinois.  Let  us  think  of  Lincoln,  of  Grant  and  of  Oglesby.  I  desire,  sir, 
in  the  order  of  business  here,  to  now  offer  a  resolution  that  may  be  a 
solution  of  the  problem  which  confronts  us. 

Mr.  Fuller  then  read  the  following  resolution : 

Resolved,  That  in  case  a  nomination  for  Governor  is  not  made  at  the 
present  session  of  this  convention,  further  proceedings  looking  to  the  nomi- 
nation of  a  candidate  for  Governor  be  suspended  and  that  at  the  next  ses- 
sion of  the  convention  after  the  recess  the  convention  shall  proceed  in 
regular  order  to  nominate  the  balance  of  the  ticket,  after  which  the  roll- 
call  shall  be  resumed  for  the  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  Governor. 

The  resolution  threw  the  convention  into  an  uproar.  Maj. 
James  E.  Adams,  of  Adams  -county,  leaped  upon  a  chair  and 
demanded  recognition. 


294  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Chairman  Cannon  :  The  Chair  desires  to  state  that  the  gentleman  from 
Boone  county  has  offered  a  resolution.  The  gentleman  from  Boone  has 
the  floor,  unless  he  yields  it,  upon  that  resolution.  It  is  in  his  power  at 
any  time,  which  the  gentleman  no  doubt  will  exercise  with  discretion  and 
leniency,  if  he  exercises  it  at  all,  to  move  the  previous  question,  with  or 
without  amendment.  That  is  the  parliamentary  situation.  Now,  then, 
subject  to  that,  for  what  purpose  does  the  gentleman  rise? 

Major  Adams:     Adams  county  demands  a  roll-call  on  the  resolution. 

Chairman  Cannon :    That  will  come  in  time. 

Mr.  J.  H.  Burke,  of  Cook :  I  hold  that  we  are  acting  under  the 
rules  of  Congress  and  to  suspend  the  rules  of  this  convention  would 
require  a  two-thirds  vote  of  this  convention. 

Chairman  Cannon :  If  you  will  notice  the  rules,  you  will  see  that 
there  is  nothing  in  the  rules  to  prohibit  a  resolution  of  this  kind. 
[Applause.]  It  is  not  within  the  power,  under  any  rule  of  Congress,  so 
far  as  applicable  to  this  convention,  to  prevent  a  majority  of  this  conven- 
tion from  enforcing  its  will.  There  is  nothing  in  any  rule  of  Congress, 
there  is  nothing  in  any  action  of  this  convention,  that  provides  that  the 
Governor  shall  be  first  nominated  or  that  the  Trustees  of  the  University 
shall  be  first  nominated.  The  convention,  if  a  majority  of  it  so  desires, 
may  begin  in  the  middle  and  work  both  ways.  [Laughter.]  It  may  begin 
at  the  top  and  work  down ;  it  may  begin  at  the  bottom  and  work  up. 

Mr.  Burke :  I  rise  for  information.  Will  the  Chair  please  state  how 
many  votes  of  this  convention  are  necessary  to  have  a  roll-call  ? 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Constitution  of  the  United  -States  and  the 
Rules  governing  the  House  of  Representatives  provide  that  one-fifth  of 
those  present  in  the  House  demanding  a  yea  and  nay  vote  shall  have  the 
same.  Now,  then,  we  have  adopted  the  rules  of  the  House  so  far  as  appli- 
cable, and  the  Chair  would  say,  in  following  those  rules,  that  one-fifth  of 
the  delegates  present  can  demand  a  roll-call. 

Mr.  Burke :  Under  that,  in  behalf  of  the  Deneen  delegation  in  this 
convention,  I  ask  for  a  roll-call. 

Major  Adams:    Adams  county  demands  a  roll-call. 

Chairman  Cannon  :  There  is  no  trouble  about  the  opportunity  being 
given  to  the  convention  to  demand  a  roll-call,  and  have  it,  provided  the 
requisite  number  demands  it,  and  the  Chair  will  ask  all  gentlemen 
desiring  a  roll-call  upon  this  resolution  to  rise  and  stand  in  their  places. 


THE  FULLER  RESOLUTION  DEFEATED. 

Thereupon  about  one-fourth  of  the  delegates  stood  up,  many 
of  them  shouting  "  Roll-call !  Roll-call !" 

Chairman  Cannon :  There  is  a  sufficient  number,  and  the 
secretary  will  call  the  roll. 

The  call  of  the  roll  then  ensued. 

The  resolution  was  lost  —  yeas,  301;   nays,  1,201. 

When  the  defeat  of  the  Fuller  resolution  had  been  announced, 
Chairman  Cannon  ordered  the  forty-eighth  ballot. 

The  first  change  was  in  Boone  county,  where  Yates  lost  one 
and  Lowden  two,  while  Warner  gained  three.  In  Bureau  county, 
Lowden  and  Deneen  each  gained  one  and  Pierce  lost  two.  The 
first  break  in  Chicago  came  in  this  ballot,  when  five  of  the  Low- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  295 

den  delegates  in  the  Twentieth  Ward  went  to  Yates.  In  Pope, 
Deneen  lost  one,  which  went  to  Pierce.  Warner  and  Hamlin 
gained  one  each  in  Richland. 

The  forty-eighth  roll-call  resulted  as  follows  : 

Yates,  486;  Lowden,  397^;  Deneen,  432^2;  Hamlin,  112;  Warner, 
41;  Sherman,  2;  Pierce,  31. 

Before  the  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  forty-eighth  bal- 
lot, Chairman  Cannon  said : 

The  Chair  desires  to  announce  that  another  of  that  great  profession 
that  secures  the  shadow  when  the  substance  fades,  known  as  a  photog- 
rapher, representing  all  the  illustrated  papers  of  the  world,  as  he  says  — 
and,  of  course,  what  anybody  says  "goes"  in  this  convention  —  desires  that 
the  convention  will  rise  in  their  seats  and  have  the  features  of  each  dele- 
gate handed  down  to  posterity.  [Laughter.] 

The  delegates  then  stood  up  and  a  photograph  of  the  con- 
vention was  taken. 

On  the  forty-eighth  ballot,  Boone  county  gave  Yates  a  gain 
of  one  and  Lowden  a  gain  of  two,  at  the  expense  of  Warner. 
Champaign's  two  votes  for  Sherman  went  to  Pierce.  Henderson 
left  Deneen  and  went  to  Sherman,  the  other  Sherman  delegates 
following.  Sherman  gained  four  in  Menard,  eight  in  Mercer  and 
six  in  Warren,  all  of  which  Deneen  lost.  Pierce  lost  one  in 
Pope,  which  went  to  Deneen. 

The   forty-ninth   ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  487;  Lowden,  399^;  Deneen,  391^;  Hamlin,  in;  Warner, 
39;  Sherman,  42;  Pierce,  32. 

On  the  fiftieth  roll-call  the  Sherman  votes  returned  to  Deneen 
and  the  usual  changes  were  made  in  Bureau,  Pulaski  and  Rich- 
land  counties.  The  official  vote  stood : 

Yates.  486;  Lowden,  399^2;  Deneen,  431^;  Hamlin,  113;  Warner, 
40;  Pierce,  32. 

At  12:05,  on  motion  of  Fred  A.  Busse,  the  convention  took 
a  recess  till  3  o'clock  P.M. 

Previous  to  the  reconvening  of  the  convention  for  the  after- 
noon session,  two  of  the  Chicago  delegates  created  much  amuse- 
ment by  coming  into  the  hall  with  sunbonnets  on  their  heads, 
and  inaugurating  a  mock  demonstration  for  one  of  the  woman 
candidates  for  university  trustee.  When  the  laughter  had  sub- 
sided, Chairman  Cannon  at  3:15  called  the  convention  to  order 
and  directed  the  clerk  to  proceed  with  the  fifty-first  roll-call.  Dur- 


296  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

ing  this  call  the  Third  Ward  of  Chicago  cast  one  vote  for  "  Home- 
sick Clifford,"  and  another  delegate  contributed  to  the  humor  of 
the  situation  by  hoisting  a  banner  with  this  poetical  inscription : 

Do  they  miss  me  at  home? 

Do  they  miss  me? 

'Twould  be  an  assurance  most  dear 

To  know  that  some  loved  one  were  saying, 

"  I  wish  he  were  here." 

In  Boone,  Yates  lost  one,  Lowden  two,  and  Warner  gained 
three ;  in  the  Third  Ward  (Chicago)  Deneen  lost  one  to  "  Home- 
sick Clifford  " ;  in  Jackson,  Warner  got  the  solid  vote,  gaining 
eight,  Yates  losing  two,  Lowden  four  and  Deneen  two. 

On  the  fifty-second  ballot,  the  only  changes  were  in  Kane 
county,  where  one  of  the  Hamlin  votes  was  given  to  Warner; 
in  Richland,  where  the  Hamlin  vote  went  to  Warner,  and  in 
Union,  where  Warner  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

On  the  fifty-third  ballot,  the  usual  changes  were  made  in  Kane, 
La  Salle,  Richland  and  Union  counties ;  and  so  it  was  through 
the  fifty-fourth  ballot,  the  only  changes  being  in  the  shifting  of 
the  complimentary  votes. 

LITTLE  MISS   MALTBY  WIELDS  THE  GAVEL. 

It  was  during  this  ballot  that  the  monotony  was  relieved  for 
a  few  minutes  by  the  introduction  of  a  new  presiding  officer  — 
a  little  five-year-old  girl,  Virgene  Maltby,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  W.  Maltby,  of  Chicago.  Little  Miss  Maltby,  in  her 
pink  and  while  organdie,  sat  with  her  mother  on  the  platform 
back  of  the  chairman,  looking  at  a  picture  of  "  Uncle  Joe  "  Can- 
non and  his  grandchildren  in  a  current  magazine.  "  There  is 
the  gentleman  now,"  said  a  lady  near  by.  "  Go  and  show  him 
the  picture."  Virgene  clambered  down  upon  the  chairman's  dais 
and  in  a  moment  was  alongside  of  "  LTncle  Joe,"  who,  with  a 
smile,  took  her  upon  his  knee,  and,  as  a  further  token  of  his  con- 
sideration, gave  her  his  gavel.  For  several  minutes  Virgene 
pounded  the  table,  until  the  whole  convention  was  attracted. 
In  apparent  appreciation  of  the  honor,  she  held  out  to  Mr.  Can- 
non her  bag  of  popcorn  ;  but  he  considerately  refrained  from  par- 
taking of  it. 

While  the  clerks  were  compiling  the  roll-call  on  the  fifty- 
fourth  ballot,  the  leaders  held  a  conference  and  agreed  upon  a 


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297 


recess  until  8  o'clock  P.M.  Accordingly,  as  soon  as  the  vote  was 
announced,  Senator  Fred  Lundin,  of  the  Lowden  delegation  from 
Cook,  moved  a  recess,  and  Judge  W.  A.  Wall,  of  Pulaski,  a 
Yates  delegate,  seconded  the  motion. 

"  The  Chair  desires  to  state,"  said  Speaker  Cannon,  "  that 
by  consent  of  two  of  the  trinity,  the  Chair  is  now  empowered  to 
put  a  motion  for  a  recess  until  8  o'clock  this  evening."  [Laugh- 
ter.] 

The  motion  prevailed  without  opposition  and  the  convention 
stood  in  recess  until  8:00  P.M. 


MISS  VIRGENE  MALTBY. 

FIVE-YEAR-OLD      DAUGHTER      OF      MR.      AND      MRS.      W.      W.      MALTBY,      OF      CHICAGO,      TO      WHOM 
"  UNCLE    JOE  "    CANNON     SURRENDERED    THE    GAVEL    FOR    A    FEW    MINUTES.    SEE    P.    296. 


When  the  convention  met  at  8:12  for  the  evening  session, 
there  was  a  noticeable  number  of  vacant  chairs  in  the  space 
reserved  for  delegates,  although  the  galleries  were  again  crowded. 

Without   preliminaries   of  any   character,    Chairman    Cannon 


298  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

ordered  the  fifty-fifth  roll-call.  This  ballot  proved  to  be  a  dupli- 
cate of  the  last  one  taken  before  the  recess,  except  for  changes 
in  the  complimentary  votes. 

When  the  result  of  the  fifty-sixth  ballot  had  been  announced, 
the  delegates  set  up  a  cry  of  "  Roll-call !  Roll-call !"  as  if  fearing 
that  something  else  was  to  happen. 

"  It  seems  to  be  the  desire  of  the  convention,"  said  Chair- 
man Cannon,  "  to  have  another  roll-call,  and  the  Chair  will  order 
it  as  soon  as  there  is  order." 

A  delegate :  "I  move  that  we  dispense  with  the  formality 
of  a  roll-call,  and  just  announce  the  result."  [Laughter.] 

On  the  fifty-seventh  ballot,  the  Sherman  votes  in  Hancock, 
Henderson,  McDonough,  Menard,  Mercer  and  Warren  counties 
returned  to  him.  Pulaski  also  gave  him  a  vote. 

The  ballot  resulted: 

Yates,  485 ;  Lowden,  393^ ;  Deneen,  388^ ;  Warner,  54 ;  Hamlin, 
109;  Sherman,  43 ;  Pierce,  31. 

At  9:45,  on  motion  of  Senator  Lundin,  the  convention  took 
a  recess  until  10:00  A.M.  the  following  day. 

MYSTERIOUS     PROPHECIES  — A     YATES-LOWDEN     CONFER- 
ENCE. 

When  the  convention  adjourned  on  that  Thursday  evening, 
tnere  were  predictions  that  the  end  of  the  deadlock  was  near  — 
prophecies  that  at  the  time  were  mysterious  enough,  for  there 
was  little  on  the  surface  to  point  either  to  an  alliance  of  candi- 
dates or  to  a  breaking  up  of  their  forces.  "  The  contest  will  be 
settled  before  the  end  of  this  week,"  said  Senator  Hopkins  to 
some  newspaper  men,  who  had  asked  him  his  opinion,  as  he  was 
leaving  the  chairman's  platform  that  night.  The  Senator  did 
not  go  into  details ;  but  he  spoke  with  an  assurance  that  indi- 
cated that  there  was  something  up  the  Senatorial  sleeve.  An 
hour  later  a  newspaper  man,  circulating  in  the  crowd  over  at 
the  Leland  hotel,  found  an  unusual  degree  of  confidence  expressed 
by  the  Yates  leaders  that  a  nomination  would  be  made  on  the 
following  day. 

The  only  thing  that  was  generally  known  at  that  moment 
that  seemed  to  justify  any  such  prediction  was  that  Governor 
Yates  and  Colonel  Lowden,  with  a  number  of  their  close  advis- 


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299 


ers,  were  engaged  in  a  conference  in  the  Governor's  private  office 
in  the  State  armory.  Extraordinary  precautions  had  been  taken 
to  make  sure  that  nothing  of  what  was  going  on  within  should 
get  to  the  curious  ears  outside.  At  the  door  and  at  the  only  acces- 
sible window  were  stationed  husky  guards  who  kept  the  inquisi- 
tive at  a  respectful  distance.  The  nature  of  the  conference  was, 
of  course,  not  generallv  known  at  the  time  When  it  began,  there 


From  a  photograph  by  J.  Ellsworth  Hare,  staff  photographer  Chicago  Inter  Ocean. 
GOING  TO  THE  CONVENTION. 

FROM     LEFT    TO    RIGHT    OF    PICTURE,     IN     FRONT:      E.    J.     MURPHY,     GOV.     YATES,     CONGRESSMAN 
HOWARD    M.    SNAPP    AND    GEN.    T.    W.     SCOTT. 


was  nobody  present  except  Governor  Yates  and  Colonel  Lowden ; 
and  it  was  afterward  understood  that  the  withdrawal  of  Colonel 
Lowden  was  discussed  tentatively.    It  is  said  that  in  the  course  of 
the  conversation  the  United  States  Senatorship  was  discussed  — 
the  proposition  being  to  renominate  Yates  for  Governor  and  to 


300  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

make  Lowden  Senator  in  1907  —  a  deadlock  "  solution  "  that  had 
been  talked  of  frequently  among  the  leaders.  But  Colonel  Lowden 
was  not  a  candidate  for  Senator ;  he  wanted  to  be  Governor,  and 
so  did  Yates.  Nevertheless,  the  Senatorship,  according  to  the 
current  version  of  the  conference,  was  a  factor  in  the  alliance 
that  for  the  moment  seemed  in  prospect.  Finally,  Colonel  Low- 
den asked  whether,  in  the  event  of  his  withdrawal,  the  Governor 
would  agree  to  discontinue  his  opposition  to  Senator  Cullom. 
It  was  at  this  point  that  the  suggestion  of  calling  in  some  of  their 
advisers  was  made,  and  messengers  were  sent  out  to  bring  in  a 
half-dozen  men,  including  Congressman  Lorimer,  J.  R.  Cowley, 
Judge  Hanecy,  A.  L.  French,  W.  S.  Cowen  and  E.  J.  Murphy. 

When,  after  the  arrival  of  these  gentlemen,  the  conference 
was  resumed,  it  took  a  new  turn  entirely.  Mr.  Lorimer  assumed 
direction  of  the  negotiations,  and  presently  the  only  question 
under  consideration  was  how  many  delegates  Lowden  could 
deliver  to  Yates,  or  Yates  to  Lowden,  as  the  case  might  be,  in 
the  event  of  the  withdrawal  of  one  of  them.  There  was  disap- 
pointment on  the  part  of  the  Yates  men  when  the  conversation 
took  this  turn ;  for  they  were  not  yet  ready  to  listen  to  any 
suggestion  of  the  withdrawal  of  the  Governor,  and  had  gone  into 
the  conference  on  the  supposition  that  they  were  to  consider  only 
conditions  and  matters  of  detail  connected  with  the  proposed  with- 
drawal of  Colonel  Lowden. 

That  ended  all  talk  of  Colonel  Lowden  retiring  from  the  con- 
test. Nevertheless,  the  matter  was  pursued  farther  along  the  line 
marked  out  by  Mr.  Lorimer,  and  a  joint  committee,  consisting  of 
E.  J.  Murphy,  A.  L.  French,  W.  S.  Cowen  and  Dr.  J.  A. 
Wheeler  for  Yates,  and  Congressman  Wm.  Lorimer,  Judge 
Hanecy,  John  M.  Smyth  and  John  C.  Ames  for  Lowden,  went 
over  to  the  Leland  hotel  and  held  a  session  in  room  99.  Abso- 
lutely nothing  came  of  this  meeting.  It  was  apparent  all  the 
way  through  it  that  neither  Yates  nor  Lowden  had  any  intention 
of  getting  out  of  the  fight  that  night. 

This  was  the  nearest  approach  to  an  understanding  arrived 
at  between  Governor  Yates  and  Colonel  Lowden  at  any  time 
during  the  deadlock.  Of  course  the  possibility  of  a  Yates-Lowden 
combination  was  never  lost  sight  of ;  perhaps  a  majority  of  the 
Yates  and  Lowden  leaders  regarded  it  as  the  logical  and  prob- 
able outcome,  and  there  were  negotiations  between  them  with 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  301 

that  end  in  view ;  but  as  for  the  Governor  and  Colonel  Lowden 
personally,  the  night  of  Thursday,  the  iQth,  found  them  nearer 
together  —  nearer  the  consummation  of  an  actual  result  —  than 
they  had  ever  been  before,  and,  as  it  turned  out,  nearer  than 
they  ever  were  afterward.  The  opinion  was  freely  expressed 
subsequently  that  if  Yates  and  Lowden  had  been  left  absolutely 
alone  in  their  conference  that  night  they  would  have  come  to  an 
understanding  that  would  have  ended  the  deadlock  on  the  follow- 
ing day.  That  is  admittedly  problematical ;  but  there  seems  to 
be  little  doubt  that  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Lorimer  at  a  critical  junc- 
ture turned  the  negotiations  into  a  new  channel,  and  for  the  time 
being  cut  off  all  chance  of  a  Yates-Lowden  combination  for  end- 
ing the  deadlock. 

After  midnight  that  night,  Governor  Yates  was  still  at  the 
Leland  hotel,  and  it  was  understood  that  he  had  had  a  conference 
with  Mr.  Deneen.  That  conference,  it  subsequently  transpired, 
had  no  reference  to  a  combination,  only  the  question  of  a  pro- 
posed recess  for  a  few  days  being  discussed. 


NEWSPAPER  ITEMS  WE  MAY  EXPECT  IF  THE  DEADLOCK  LASTS. 


Mr.  Hiram  Popgood,  who  came  down  to  Spring- 
field as  a  delegate,  is  building  a  handsome  residence, 
which  he  and  his  family  will  occupy  during  the  con- 
vention. 


Mr.  Jamei  Dingbatt,  who  has  been  missing  for  S6 
many  years,  has  been  found.  He  had  been  attending 
the  convention  at  Springfield.  His  wife,  after  mourn- 
ing him  as  dead,  lias  been  married  two  times  since  he 
disappeared. 


Mr.  James  Dodson,  a  delegate  to  the  republican 
state  convention,  returned  home  last  night  only  to 
have  a  sad  mishap  befall  him.  It  seems  that  his  wife, 
not  having  seen  him  for  so  long,  failed  to  recognize 
him  and  had  him  arrested  as  a  burglar. 


Mr.  Cyrus  Buskirk,  a  prominent  Lowden  delegate, 
returned  home  yesterday  on  a  freight  train.  When 
he/  went  to  the  convention  he  rode  on  a  Pullman.  Mr. 
Buskirk  was  met  at' Grand  Crossing'  bv  his  eldest  son. 
Lowden  J.  Buskirk. 


Mr.  William  Billdad  returned  to  Chicago  yester- 
day after  having  attended  the  convention  at  Spring- 
field. He  says  Chicago  has  changed  so  much  since 
he  left  that  he  wouldn't  recognize  the  place  if  it  were 
not  for  the  cable  cars.  He  spent  the  afternoon  view- 
ing the  new  Field  museum  on  the  lake  front. 


Mr.  Applegate,  a  prominent  republican  who  swore 
not  to  have  his  hair  cut  until  a  candidate  was  nom- 
inated for  governor,  was  seen  on  our  streets  yesterday. 
His  hair  caught  in  a  cable  slot  and  he  was  dragged 
four  blocks  before  the  breaking  of  the  cable  released 
him. 


Mr.  Arthur  Drinkwatcr,  who  has  teen  in  Spring- 
field during  the  convention,  returned  home  yesterday 
and  spent  the  day  visiting  relatives. 


Mr.  \V.  Lorimer,  formerly  a  well  known  politician 
of  Chicago,  returned  home  yesterday.  Mr.  L.  seemed 
to  be  vexed  about  something. 


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PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  303 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

FRIDAY,  MAY  20  — A  RECESS  UNTIL  THE  31 ST  — ATTEMPT  TO 
FORM   "COUNTRY"   COMBINATION. 

Early  on  Friday  morning,  the  2Oth  of  May,  Governor  Yates, 
Colonel  Lowden  and  Mr.  Deneen  reached  an  agrement  to  take  a 
recess  until  May  31.  As  their  delegates  were  in  an  overwhelming 
majority,  their  action  settled  the  question  of  a  recess ;  but  it  was 
decided  that,  as  a  matter  of  courtesy,  the  other  candidates  ought 
to  be  consulted  and  accordingly  the  hour  for  the  convening  of  the 
convention  found  the  candidates  for  Governor  assembling  in  the 
Governor's  private  office  in  the  armory  building.  All  were  pres- 
ent except  Mr.  Deneen,  who  was  represented  by  his  campaign 
manager,  Roy  O.  West.  Colonel  Warner  was  the  only  one  who 
at  all  objected  to  a  recess.  The  uncertain  condition  of  things 
evidently  had  led  him  to  believe  that  his  own  opportunity  was  near 
at  hand.  Finally,  however,  he  withdrew  his  objections  and  the 
proposed  recess  was  unanimously  agreed  upon.  The  candidates 
then  went  out  into  the  convention  hall. 

Meanwhile  the  convention  had  been  called  to  order  by  Chair- 
man Cannon  at  10:10,  and  as  the  candidates  entered  they  found 
the  fifty-eighth  ballot  in  progress.  This  ballot,  which  showed  no 
changes  from  the  fifty-seventh  except  in  the  distribution  of  the 
complimentary  votes,  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  483;  Lowden,  392^;  Deneen,  385^;  Hamlin,  113;  Warner, 
53 ;  Sherman,  46 ;  Pierce,  29. 

When  the  result  of  the  fifty-eighth  ballot  had  been  announced, 
State  Senator  C.  P.  Gardner  of  La  Salle  arose  and  moved  that 
the  convention  take  a  recess  until  2  o'clock  P.M.  on  the  3ist  of 
May.  There  were  a  few  protesting  shouts  of  "  no,  no."  Chair- 
man Cannon  put  the  motion  to  a  viva  voce  vote ;  but  the  result 
was  so  uncertain  that  after  a  moment's  hesitation  he  said : 

"  The  Chair  is  unable  to  decide.     The  clerk  will  call  the  roll." 

The  roll-call  was  commenced  and  as  soon  as  the  delegates 

generally  understood  that  a  recess  had  been  agreed  upon  by  the 


304  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

candidates  the  opposition  disappeared  and  the  motion  for  a  recess 
was  carried  by  a  vote  of  1414  to  88. 

At  10:50  the  convention  was  declared  in  recess  until  May  31. 
Delegates  and  spectators  had  commenced  a  noisy  stampede  for 
the  exits  as  soon  as  the  roll-call  had  gotten  well  under  way,  and 
when  it  was  completed  the  hall  was  almost  deserted.  Delegates 
exchanged  good-bys  and  then  hurried  off  to  their  trains,  home- 
ward-bound. 

Thus  ended  the  "  first  epoch,"  as  the  first  part  of  the  conven- 
tion came  to  be  called.  The  afternoon  trains  took  all  of  the  can- 
didates out  of  town  with  the  exception  of  the  two  who  resided  in 
Springfield  —  Governor  Yates  and  Attorney-General  Hamlin. 
Within  three  hours  after  the  adjournment  the  Leland  hotel  —  for 
two  weeks  the  scene  of  greatest  activity  —  where  the  delegates 
had  daily  gathered  and  jostled  one  another  in  the  dense  crowd  — 
where  candidates  and  lieutenants  had  held  scores  of  mysterious 
conferences  —  the  place  that  had  been  the  chief  news  center  of 
the  State  and  to  a  large  extent  of  the  entire  country  —  was  as 
quiet  and  deserted  as  a  country  tavern. 

DELEGATES    HOMEWARD-BOUND. 

As  the  delegates  settled  down  on  their  trains  that  afternoon 
on  their  homeward  journey  they  pondered  over  the  remarkable 
character  of  the  convention  and  guessed  when  and  how  it  would 
end.  No  such  State  Convention  had  ever  been  known  before. 
The  actual  sessions  had  covered  eight  days,  and  there  had  been 
seven  days  of  balloting;  and  there  was  nobody  who  could  see 
that  a  nomination  was  any  nearer  then  than  it  had  been  on  the 
first  day,  when  Chairman  Cannon  had  made  the  hopeful  prophecy 
that  the  convention  would  get  through  its  work  by  midnight. 
The  convention  had  been  remarkable,  too,  for  the  good  feeling 
which  had  existed  between  the  delegates,  between  the  rival  fac- 
tions, and  between  the  candidates  personally.  The  selection  of 
Speaker  Cannon  as  chairman  of  the  convention  had  been  fortunate. 
Had  a  bitter  partisan  been  placed  in  the  chair  —  one  willing  to 
use  the  gavel  to  promote  the  interests  of  the  candidate  whose  cause 
he  championed  —  it  is  impossible  to  say  what  might  have  hap- 
pened. One  may  readily  imagine  that  the  convention  proceedings 
would  have  been  stormy,  producing  scenes  more  boisterous  and 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


305 


"  WHY  IT  IS    PAf)\ 

BACK  FROM  THE  SIEGE  ON  THE  SANGAMON. 

Cartoon  by  M.  Aleshire.     Reproduced  from  the  Chicago  Inter  Ocean  of  May  21. 


20 


306  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

sensational  than  any  before  witnessed  in  a  similar  assemblage. 
Under  such  conditions,  rioting  and  bloodshed  would  have  been 
almost  certain. 

But  the  selection  of  Mr.  Cannon  for  chairman  gave  everybody 
the  assurance  of  a  "  square  deal."  Whatever  might  be  his  prefer- 
ence —  and  one  of  his  pronounced  character  could  hardly  be 
expected  to  be  without  an  opinion  or  a  preference  —  nobody 
supposed  for  a  moment  that  he  would  use  his  gavel  to  promote 
or  to  defeat  any  possible  candidacy ;  and  in  this  expectation  there 
was  no  disappointment.  "  Uncle  Joe  "  wielded  the  gavel  with 
eminent  fairness  and  impartiality.  He  made  no  ruling  that  was 
not  satisfactory  to  all  of  the  candidates ;  for  it  was  sure  to  have 
a  solid  foundation  in  equity  and  in  that  exalted  common  sense 
which  had  distinguished  the  chairman  throughout  his  long  career. 

The  good  feeling  that  had  prevailed  was  thus  described  in  a 
newspaper  dispatch,  which  appeared  the  day  before  the  recess 
was  taken : 

Throughout  the  long  contest  the  best  of  good  feeling  has  prevailed 
among  the  candidates.  Governor  Yates  and  Attorney-General  Hamlin 
have  met  personally  and  exchanged  good-natured  repartee.  Frank  O. 
Lowden  is  personally  popular  with  delegates  and  candidates,  and  Mr. 
Deneen,  ex-Speaker  Sherman,  Mr.  Hamlin  and  John  H.  Pierce  frequently 
meet  in  friendly  conversation. 

Colonel  Lowden  and  James  Pease  were  the  center  of  a  crowd  this 
afternoon  in  the  rear  of  the  convention  hall  during  a  tedious  roll-call. 
They  talked  politics,  joked  about  the  deadlock,  and  facetiously  proposed 
the  names  of  three  friends  for  new  candidates. 

"  I  have  more  friends  and  fewer  delegates  in  your  wards  than  in 
any  place  in  Chicago,"  said  Lowden  to  Pease. 

"  And  I  have  fewer  friends  and  more  delegates,"  added  Pease. 
"  You're  all  right,  Frank,  but  I'm  with  the  other  fellow." 

"  I  favor  you  for  a  new  candidate,"  said  Lowden,  as  Pease  turned 
to  go. 

In  the  convention  hall  no  quarrels  or  fights  have  occurred  among  the 
delegates.  They  have  pelted  each  other  with  newspapers,  thrown  placards, 
pie-plates  and  lunch-boxes  at  each  other,  and  knocked  off  each  other's  hats, 
but  all  in  good  temper.  Occasionally  a  Deneen  delegate  has  punched  a 
hole  with  his  cane  or  umbrella  in  a  Lowden  picture,  or  torn  down  his 
banner,  but  the  offense  was  paid  off  by  a  return  joke  instead  of  a  resort 
to  the  prize  ring. 

Jokes  have  been  played  on  members  of  the  same  delegation  as  freely 
as  with  an  opponent.  A  delegate  in  Kane  county  went  to  sleep  to-day. 
His  neighbors  covered  his  head  with  his  overcoat  and  piled  a  bundle 
of  papers  on  it. 

The  Deneen  people  introduced  a  cow-bell  adjunct  to  their  lungs  and 
a  Lowden  man  purloined  it. 

All  the  jokes  have  been  harmless,  though,  and  were  the  result  of 
attempts  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  the  long  roll-calls. 

"  It  is  a  friendly  fight,"  said  a  Lowden  follower  this  afternoon.  "  We 
will  be  with  the  winner." 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  307 

"  If  Yates  can't  win,  we  are  for  Lowden  or  Deneen,"  said  one  of  the 
Governor's  friends.  "  But  we  are  in  the  fight  to  stay,  just  the  same." 

It  is  agreed  all  around  that  the  deadlock  has  not  created  any  antag- 
onisms that  did  not  exist  before  the  convention,  and  that  none  of  the 
unsuccessful  competitors  will  sulk  in  his  tent  during  the  campaign. — 
Chicago  Inter  Ocean,  May  19. 


TALKING  THINGS  OVER. 

The  men  who  were  last  in  leaving  the  convention  hall  that 
morning  were  Judge  Hanecy,  Mr.  Lorimer,  A.  Hanby  Jones  and 
John  J.  Brown.  After  the  delegates  had  gone  and  there  remained 
only  the  vacant  seats,  the  clicking  telegraph  instrument  and  the 
imaginary  echoes  of  fifty-eight  roll-calls,  these  four  men  sitting 
together  not  far  from  the  chairman's  platform  talked  long  and 
earnestly.  They  represented  two  of  the  leading  candidates  — 
Yates  and  Lowden.  As  they  sat  there,  Governor  Yates  and  a 
number  of  his  advisers  were  in  conference  in  the  Governor's 
private  office  in  the  opposite  end  of  the  building.  The  little  con- 
ference on  the  convention  floor  lasted  for  perhaps  forty  minutes. 
Then  Jones  and  Brown  joined  the  Yates  conference ;  but  they 
carried  with  them  but  little  light  on  the  situation.  They  appeared 
to  be  impressed  with  the  belief  that  during  the  recess  a  desperate 
effort  would  be  made  to  get  enough  recruits  to  nominate  Colonel 
Lowden  as  soon  as  the  convention  reconvened  on  the  3ist  of  May. 

But  between  then  and  the  3ist  of  May  ten  days  must  pass 
and  no  one  could  foresee  the  possible  developments.  The  prac- 
tical question  that  first  had  to  be  met  was,  what  would  the  candi- 
dates do  in  the  interim  ?  All  of  them  with  one  exception  decided 
to  devote  their  attention  mainly  to  keeping  their  delegates 
together,  not  neglecting,  of  course,  to  gain  recruits  wherever 
possible.  Governor  Yates  decided  not  only  to  do  this  much,  but 
he  went  farther  and  determined  to  make  a  short  speech-making 
campaign  in  Chicago. 

Of  course  there  was  only  a  forlorn  hope  that  he  could  accom- 
plish anything  there ;  but  he  argued  that  he  had  nothing  to  lose 
by  a  Chicago  campaign,  but  on  the  other  hand  might  gain  some- 
thing ;  and  at  any  rate  he  would  in  a  measure  prepare  Chicago 
delegates  for  a  possible  alliance  with  one  of  the  two  Chicago 
candidates  that  might  result  in  the  Governor's  renomination. 
Accordingly  on  Monday,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  of  the  recess 
week  Governor  Yates  made  speeches  in  Chicago,  holding  noon-day 


308  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

meetings  at  McVicker's  Theater  and  speaking  elsewhere  in  the 
evening,  covering  each  of  the  three  general  divisions  of  the  city. 
He  found  crowded  houses  everywhere  and  his  audiences  were 
responsive,  sympathetic  and  enthusiastic.  In  his  speeches  he 
admitted  that  he  was  talking  not  so  much  to  delegates,  but  to 
those  who  had  made  the  delegates ;  it  was  his  evident  purpose  to 
create  a  friendly  sentiment  among  the  people,  the  constituents  of 
the  delegates. 

The  possibility  that  the  deadlock  would  continue  for  some 
weeks  was  generally  apparent.  During  the  session  of  the  conven- 
tion on  Friday  morning,  the  2Oth,  Chairman  Cannon  had  received 
a  telegram  from  Lewistown,  signed  by  J.  H.  De  Wolf,  reading  as 
follows : 

"  By  request  of  Hearst  Democratic  Club  of  Fulton  county,  I 
have  been  authorized  to  notify  you  to  vacate  convention  hall  by 
June  14 "  —  that  being  the  date  set  for  the  Democratic  State 
Convention. 

YATES,   HAMLIN   AND   SHERMAN   CONFER. 

The  recess  brought  only  one  definite  attempt  on  the  part  of 
candidates  to  get  together  in  an  alliance.  Prior  to  that  time 
Governor  Yates  had  had  conferences  at  some  time  during  the 
deadlock  with  all  of  the  candidates  with  the  exception  of  Judge 
Sherman.  The  campaign  preceding  the  convention  had  made 
two  general  divisions  among  the  delegates  —  the  "  organization  " 
and  the  "  anti-organization."  In  the  latter  were  classed  the 
forces  of  Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Sherman,  and  these  three  candi- 
dates were  more  closely  in  touch  with  one  another  than  any  of 
the  others.  They  were  in  conference  every  day  during  the  dead- 
lock. They  had  cooperated  with  each  other,  and  all  of  them 
sometimes  with  Yates,  in  the  convention  procedings  —  on  ques- 
tions of  adjournment  and  like  matters.  Every  candidate,  how- 
ever, had  proceeded  with  a  view  to  promoting  his  own  interests, 
and  the  recess  promised  little  in  the  way  of  promoting  combina- 
tions. 

A  new  proposition  was  brought  out,  however,  during  the 
recess  week.  Of  the  1,502  delegates  in  the  convention  the 
country  —  that  is,  the  territory  outside  of  Cook  county  —  had  a 
trifle  less  than  two-thirds.  The  greater  part  of  the  strength  of 
Deneen  and  Lowden  was  concentrated  in  Cook  county.  If,  by 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  309 

some  means,  the  country  vote  could  be  consolidated  and  cast  for 
one  man,  that  would  mean  the  end  of  the  deadlock.  By  this  time 
the  relations  between  the  candidates  had  become  such  and  the 
contest  had  reached  such  a  stage  that  almost  any  combination 
was  possible. 

Governor  Yates  took  the  initiative  in  an  attempt  to  bring  about 
a  country  combination.  On  Wednesday,  the  25th  of  May,  he  and 
Judge  Hamlin  and  Judge  Sherman  had  a  meeting  at  the  Welling- 
ton hotel  in  Chicago,  at  which  they  alone  were  present.  The 
question  discussed  was  whether  or  not  a  successful  combination 
between  them  could  be  made.  The  combined  Yates-Hamlin- 
Sherman  vote,  as  it  had  been  disclosed  on  the  balloting,  was 
about  650.  It  required  752  to  nominate ;  but  it  was  argued  that 
if  one  of  the  three  could  secure  as  many  as  650  votes  the  remain- 
ing 1 02  would  be  readily  forthcoming  from  other  sources.  The 
great  difficulty,  however,  was  that  no  candidate  felt  in  a  position 
to  influence  his  entire  force  to  vote  for  either  of  the  other  candi- 
dates. Thus  the  scheme  for  a  "  country  alliance  "  fell  through 
and  the  three  candidates  returned  to  their  homes  to  take  up  the 
fight  where  they  had  left  off. 


LOWDEN  PLANS  FOR 
A  STAMPEDE  TO  HIS 
BAND  WAGON  TODAY 


His  Leaders  Expect  to  Win  a  Number  of 
Southern  Counties  from  Yates,  Besides 
Capturing  Votes  of  DeKalb,  Kane,  Will, 
Fulton,  and  Grundy  Delegates. 

CLIMAX  OF  THEIR  EFFORTS  TO 
BE  RESERVED  FOR  TOMORROW 


His  Managers  Do  Missionary  Work  Among  Gov- 
ernor's Supporters  from  Lower  Part  of  State 
and  Assert  They  Meet  with  Success — They 
Argue  That  "Organization  Candidate"  Should 
Be  Nominated — They  Fear,  Though,  That  "Last 
Ditch1'  Yates  Men  Mav  Turn  to  Deenen. 


By  a  St'aff  Correspondent. 

SPRINGFIELD,  111..  May  30.— Colonel  Frank  O.  .LowJen's  friends  are  making  an  ag- 
gressive campaign  for  their  candidate  here  tonight.  Their  program  is  to  swing  enough; 
delegates  <o  him  to  start  a  band  wagon  slam  pede  to  him  in  the  Republican  stale  conven- 
tion tomorrow  or  Wednesday. 

The  plan  and  hope  of  the  Lowden  managers  is  to  win  a  number  of  Yates  delegates 
In  the  southern  counties;  to  add  to  them  the  votes  from  counties  which  haye  divided 
their  vote  on  previous  ballots;  to  get  13e  Kalb,  Kane,  Will,  and  possibly  Fulton  and 
Grundy  counties,  and  to  have  the  support  cf  L.  Y.  Sherman  and  his  friends  in  the  con- 
vention. 

How  far  this  program  can  be  carried  out  remains  to  be  seen.  It  Is  ndmit  ted  thai  an  at- 
tempt will  be  made  to  force  matters  in  the  session  of  the  convention  tomorrow,  although. 
It  Is'cJaimed  that  Lowden  will  make  material  gains  in  the  roll  calls  tomorrow  afternoon. 
But  it  is  understood  thai  the  climax  in  the  I.owdeu  effort  is  to  be  reserved  for  Wednesday. 

Colonel  Lowden.  John  C.  Ames,  Sol  Bclhca,  C.  P.  Hitch,  William  Lorimer,  and 
others  of  the  Lowden-rnanagcrs  have  been  here  since  yesterday.  A  number  of  south- 
ern. Illinois  men  who  have  been  voting  for  Yates  arrived  this  afternoon.  Among  these 
the  Lowden  men  did  missionary  work.  Thu  Yates  men  Were  invited  to  rooms  where  the 
UoM'dvii.  managers  held  forth  or  were  interviewed  in  the  hotel  lobbies  by  the  Lowdea 
leaders. 

A   NEWSPAPER   HEADLINE. 
Reproduced  from  the  Chicago   Inter  Ocean  of  May  31,    1904. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  311 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

TUESDAY,   MAY   31  — DEATH    CASTS    A    SHADOW  — LOWDEN 
MEN  AGGRESSIVE  AND  CONFIDENT. 

When  the  delegates  returned  to  Springfield  on  Monday,  May 
30,  nothing  had  developed  that  gave  any  positive  assurance  that 
the  end  of  the  deadlock  was  near;  but  the  general  feeling  was 
one  of  optimism.  While  nobody  could  advance  any  good  reason 
for  such  an  opinion,  except  that  "  delegates  were  getting  tired," 
or  that  "  to  further  prolong  the  deadlock  would  hurt  the  party," 
the  belief  was  quite  general  that  the  convention  was  entering 
upon  its  last  week.  Many  thought  it  would  be  all  over  the  next 
day,  while  others,  with  less  audacity,  named  Thursday  as  the  day 
for  the  culmination  of  the  contest.  Stories  of  about  the  usual 
number  and  variety  were  floating  about  the  hotel  —  one  of  them 
representing  Yates  and  Lowden  as  having  made  an  agreement  to 
unite  upon  a  third  man.  But  the  events  of  the  past  three  weeks 
had  made  the  delegates  skeptical.  Mere  rumors,  unless  they 
could  be  traced  to  some  source  fairly  reliable,  were  received 
dubiously.  The  day  of  the  "  dope  "  peddler  and  the  "  fake  " 
prophet  was  nearing  its  end. 

The  most  noticeable  feature  of  the  situation  on  Monday,  the 
3Oth,  was  the  aggressiveness  of  the  Lowden  campaign  managers. 
Colonel  Lowden  had  returned  to  Springfield  on  Sunday,  arriving 
in  advance  of  all  the  other  candidates.  All  day  Monday  the 
atmosphere  was  filled  with  the  talk  of  the  Lowden  boomers. 
Late  in  the  afternoon  a  special  train  arrived  from  Chicago  carry- 
ing nearly  five  hundred  Lowden  delegates  and  shouters.  They 
made  an  imposing  procession  as,  headed  by  a  band,  each  man 
carrying  a  flag  bearing  the  name  of  the  candidate,  they  marched 
from  the  Illinois  Central  railroad  station  down  Sixth  street  to  the 
Leland  hotel.  All  evening  the  Lowden  band  paraded  the  streets 
and  strong-lunged  men  shouted  for  Lowden.  A  look  over  the 
town  gave  one  the  impression  that  Lowden  had  captured  it  com- 
pletely. Over  across  the  street,  opposite  the  Leland  hotel,  the 
storeroom  that  had  been  occupied  through  the  first  part  of  the 


312  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

convention  by  the  Yates  people  as  a  sort  of  rendezvous  and 
general  headquarters,  was  in  the  possession  of  the  Lowden  men, 
and  across  its  front  was  stretched  a  banner  bearing  the  words 
"  Lowden  Headquarters  "  in  letters  big  enough  to  be  read  easily 
half  a  mile  away.  .  « 

The  air  of  confidence  which  was  in  evidence  in  the  Lowden 
camp  was  so  strong  that  more  or  less  uneasiness  was  felt  by  most 
of  the  candidates.  The  general  belief  Monday  night  was  that  a 
Lowden  stampede  would  be  attempted  next  day,  though  it  might 
be  postponed  until  a  day  or  two  later. 

Two  deaths  that  had  occurred  during  the  recess  had  given  the 
deadlock  a  touch  of  the  tragic.  Col.  Robert  B.  Fort,  of  Lacon, 
one  of  the  candidates  for  Lieutenant-Governor,  had  died  sud- 
denly at  St.  John's  Hospital  in  Springfield,  on  the  morning  of 
Saturday,  May  21.  His  death  was  due  to  pneumonia,  said  to 
have  been  contracted  during  the  first  days  of  the  convention.  A 
week  later,  Arthur  W.  Pulver,  General  Attorney  for  the  Chicago 
&  North-Western  Railway,  died  at  his  home  in  Chicago.  His 
malady  also  was  pneumonia,  and  it  was  traced  to  the  same  source 
—  the  convention.  Before  final  adjournment,  the  convention,  as 
will  appear  later,  adopted  appropriate  resolutions  of  respect  and 
condolence. 

CONVENTION  RESUMES  BUSINESS. 

The  convention  was  to  reconvene  at  2  o'clock,  Tuesday  after- 
noon, May  31,  and  shortly  after  i  o'clock  delegates  and  spectators 
began  assembling.  Precisely  at  2  o'clock  the  Lowden  delegates, 
who  had  marched  over  from  the  Leland  hotel  in  a  body,  entered 
the  hall  carrying  flags.  Governor  Yates  entered  at  2  :og  and  was 
received  with  cheers.  It  was  evident,  however,  that  the  conven- 
tion was  without  the  life  and  vigor  which  had  characterized  its 
earlier  days. 

At  2:13  Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention  to  order,  and 
directed  the  secretary  to  read  Rule  7  of  the  Rules  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  which,  among  other  things,  prohibited  smo- 
king. 

Chairman  Cannon  :  Gentlemen,  you  have  adopted  that  among  other 
rules.  The  Chair,  during  former  sittings  of  the  convention,  did  not  see 
that  it  was  practicable  to  enforce  the  rule  against  smoking,  and  can  not 
do  so  now  without  the  cooperation  of  the  delegates  composing  this  con- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


313 


To  the  DELEGATES 


Col.  Warner's  nomination  would  add 

strength,  not  only  to  (lie  State  Ticket,  but  to 
(lie  local  tickets  in  every  county  in  the  State. 
This  is  important,  especially  in  the  close  coun- 
ties, and  in  the  uvneral  result.  His  points  of 
excellence  as  a  candidate  siiirii'est  themselves 
to  yon.  Think  ol  them! 

Returning  from  the  >olemn  services  ol 
Memorial  Day.  let  ns  respond  to  this  last  call 
ol  the  livinii1  and  honor  this  battle-scarred  vet- 
eran, statesman  and  patriot,  and  lie  will  lead 
ns  to  certain  victory.  DELEGATE. 


A  WARNER   HANDBILL. 

THIS      WAS     DISTRIBUTED      AMONG     THE      DELEGATES      WHEN      THE      CONVENTION      RECONVENED 
MAY     31,     AFTER    THE    ELEVEN-DAY    RECESS. 


314  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

vention;  and  the  Chair  desires  to  know  what  the  will  of  the  convention 
is.  All  those  who  are  in  favor  of  the  enforcement  of  that  rule  literally, 
everywhere  in  the  hall,  during  the  sessions  of  the  convention,  will  rise. 

Practically  all  of  the  delegates  rose  to  their  feet.  When  the 
negative  vote  was  called  for,  only  about  half  a  dozen  delegates 
stood  up. 

Chairman  Cannon :  It  is  unanimous.  There  are  not  enough  of  you 
opposed  to  call  the  yeas  and  nays.  Now,  the  Chair  desires  to  say  that 
he  will  instruct  the  sergeant-at-arms  and  his  assistants,  which  includes  all 
of  the  assistants,  both  the  police  and  the  deputy  sheriffs,  when  they  dis- 
cover any  delegate  smoking  to  request  him  to  cease ;  and  if  he  does 
not  cease,  to  report  him  to  the  Chair  for  the  action  of  the  convention. 
And  the  Chair  further  instructs  the  sergeant-at-arms  that  any  individual 
in  this  hall,  not  a  delegate,  who  is  found  smoking,  shall  be  admonished  and, 
if  he  does  not  cease,  he  shall  be  put  out  of  the  hall  and  kept  out  of  the  hall. 

A  delegate:    How  about  chewing? 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  rule  is  silent  on  chewing.  [Laughter.] 
The  Chair  desires  to  say  to  the  convention  further  that  a  request  was 
made  of  him  about  the  time  of  the  last  adjournment  of  this  convention 
for  a  verification  or  exemplification  of  the  minutes  of  the  convention. 
Under  the  rules,  after  such  adjournment,  on  the  reassembling  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  —  and  that  also  governs  here  —  the  minutes  or 
journal  should  be  read,  corrected  if  necessary,  and  approved.  The 
Chair  asked  the  secretary  to  prepare  the  minutes,  and  is  assured  by  the 
secretary  that  they  have  been  correctly  prepared.  The  Chair  has  made  a 
hasty  examination  and  is  of  the  opinion  that  they  have  correctly  recorded 
the  proceedings  of  this  convention  through  its  various  sessions ;  and,  if 
there  is  no  objection,  without  a  reading,  or  with  a  reading  if  the  conven- 
tion desires,  the  minutes  will  be  considered  approved.  The  Chair  hears 
no  objection.  The  last  ballot  failed  to  make  a  choice  of  a  candidate  for 
Governor,  and  under  the  rules  it  is  now  in  order  to  call  the  roll,  and  the 
secretary  will  call  the  first  county. 

The  roll  was  then  called  for  the  fifty-ninth  ballot. 

On  the  calling  of  the  fifty-ninth  ballot,  when  the  county  of 
Bureau  was  reached,  the  vote  was  announced  "  7  Lowden,  5 
Deneen,  I  Hamlin,  I  Pierce."  The  vote  was  challenged.  C.  E. 
Dalzell,  of  the  Bureau  delegation,  said :  "  The  gentleman  who 
challenges  this  vote  is  neither  an  alternate  nor  a  delegate." 

Chairman  Cannon  gaveled  for  order  and  asked :  "  Is  there 
anybody  from  Bureau  that  challenges  the  vote?"  Mr.  Dalzell 
said :  "  The  gentleman  challenging  the  vote  is  neither  a  dele- 
gate nor  an  alternate  and  has  no  right  in  this  convention." 

Chairman  Cannon  —  Is  there  no  other  challenge?  (No 
reply.)  Does  the  gentleman  admit  he  is  not  a  member  of  the 
convention  ? 

The  delegate  who  had  challenged  the  vote,  C.  P.  Lovejoy, 
replied :  "  My  name  is  on  the  list.  I  have  the  list  signed  by  the 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  315 

chairman  and  secretary  of  our  county  convention.     I  would  like 
to  present  it." 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  will  call  for  the  roll.  The  Chair 
will  find  out  who  is  on  the  roll.  What  is  the  name  of  the  gentleman  that 
challenges  the  vote? 

"  C.  P.  Lovejoy,"  was  the  answer. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  finds  on  the  roll  which  was  reported 
from  the  Committee  on  Credentials  and  adopted  by  the  convention,  and 
which  is  the  official  roll,  and  which  alone  is  the  guide  to  the  Chair  as 
to  the  membership  of  the  convention,  the  name,  among  others,  of  C.  P. 
Lovejoy.  [Applause.]  Is  that  the  gentleman  who  challenges  the  vote? 

Mr.  Lovejoy:  Yes,  sir.  I  desire  my  one  vote  to  be  recorded  for 
Richard  Yates. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  gentleman  will  restrain  his  zeal  and  we  will 
proceed  under  the  rules.  The  clerk  will  call  the  roll  of  the  delegates 
from  Bureau  county. 

The  secretary  called  the  name  of  Henry  Stamburger.  The 
response  was  "  Lowden,  one." 

"  Stamburger  is  not  here,"  Mr.  Dalzell  interrupted ;  "  this  is 
his  alternate,  Mr.  Max." 

'  There  are  no  alternates  upon  this  roll,"  said  Chairman 
Cannon. 

On  the  poll  of  the  delegation,  3  delegates  voted  for  Lowden, 
3  for  Deneen,  i  for  Hamlin  and  i  for  Yates. 

Chairman  Cannon  then  said : 

There  are  six  absentees.  The  Bureau  delegates  present  who  have 
answered  to  their  names  will  proceed  at  once  among  themselves  to  deter- 
mine how  the  votes  of  the  six  absent  shall  be  cast.  If  eight  are  present 
and  participate  in  the  meeting,  five  will  determine  how  the  six  absent  votes 
shall  be  cast.  If  only  seven  are  present,  four  would  determine.  The  con- 
vention will  wait  until  the  delegation  acts  and  reports.  The  Chair  will 
state  to  the  Bureau  delegation  and  to  the  convention  that  upon  the  official 
roll  the  names  of  the  alternates  do  not  appear,  and  until  the  convention 
may  take  action,  in  its  wisdom,  they  cannot  be  recognized ;  but  for  the 
purpose  of  this  vote  the  eight  delegates  present  will  determine  how  the 
vote  of  the  six  absent  delegates  shall  be  cast. 

Mr.  Dalzell :  The  delegates  appointed  by  the  county  convention  are 
present.  The  list  was  changed  by  our  own  committee.  These  gentle- 
men are  the  delegates  and  not  the  alternates ;  they  voted  the  last  time  — 
the  alternates  voted  the  last  time  —  the  day  we  had  the  delegates  here. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  is  without  power  to  make  a  roll.  It 
is  in  the  power  of  the  convention.  From  what  the  gentleman  says  it 
seems,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chair,  that  the  convention  should  take  action 
to  correct  the  roll,  but  until  that  is  done  the  names  of  the  delegates  or 
alternates  not  upon  the  list  cannot  be  recognized.  So,  for  the  purpose  of 
this  vote  at  least,  the  eight  gentlemen  present,  on  the  roll,  will  confer 
and  determine  how  the  votes  of  the  six  absent  shall  be  cast. 

The  members  of  the  delegation,  with  alternates,  had  by  this 
time  ranged  themselves  in  a  row  in  the  aisle  before  the  chairman's 


316 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


ATE 

CAMPAIGN  COMMIT  f£ 
1004 


MEMBER 

EXECUTIVE 


Loves  a  Fighter 

filllj  THE  WORb 

Hates  a  Quitter 


A  YATES  BADGE. 

This  badge  made  its  appearance  May  31.  There  were  four  forms  —  one  for  each 
of  the  Governor's  several  committees.  It  was  the  most  elaborate  and  artistic  badge 
that  appeared  during  the  deadlock. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  317 

platform.  One  of  the  delegates  announced  "  6  for  Pierce,"  and 
then  withdrew  the  vote.  The  chairman  suggested  they  retire  to 
an  anteroom  and  try  to  come  to  an  agreement.  Mr.  Dalzell, 
after  a  few  minutes  of  consultation,  announced  an  agreement,  and 
announced  the  vote  as  recorded  on  the  fifty-ninth  ballot,  after 
which  the  delegation  filed  down  the  aisle  to  their  seats,  amid  the 
laughter  and  cheers  of  the  other  delegates. 

On  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  the  changes*  were  as  follows  : 

Sixteenth  Ward,  Chicago  —  Deneen  lost  one  to  Lowden. 
Edwards  county  —  Warner  lost  one  to  Yates. 

Jackson  —  Yates  gained  two,  Lowden  seven,  Hamlin  one  —  all  from 
Warner. 

La  Salle  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Pierce. 

Madison  —  Hamlin  gained  one  and  Sherman  one,  from  Lowden. 

Mason  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Peoria  —  Hamlin  gained  two,   Sherman  two,  from  Lowden. 

Richland  —  Hamlin   gained  one  from  Warner. 

Union  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Woodford  —  Lowden  gained  three  from  Hamlin. 

The  fifty-ninth  ballot  resulted: 

Yates,  487;    Lowden,  396^;    Deneen,  383^2;    Hamlin,   116;    Warner, 
41;    Sherman,  50;    Pierce,  28. 

On  the  sixtieth  ballot  the  changes  were  as  follows : 

La  Salle  county  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Warner. 
Peoria  county  —  Sherman  gained  two   from   Warner. 
Pike  county  —  Warner  gained  one  from   Yates. 
Richland  county  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 
Wabash  county  —  Warner  gained  two  from  Yates. 

On  the  sixty-first  ballot  the  changes  were  as  follows : 

Alexander  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Kane  — •  Deneen   gained   one   from  Warner. 
La  Salle  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Warner. 
Wabash  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Sherman. 

The  sixty-first  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  484;  Lowden,  3985/2;  Deneen,  384^;  Hamlin,  116;  Warner, 
40;  Sherman,  51  ;  Pierce,  28. 

At  3  145  on  motion  of  J.  H.  Burke  of  Cook,  seconded  by  E.  J. 
Murphy  of  Will,  the  convention  took  a  recess  until  10  o'clock  the 
following  morning. 

*  The  changes  indicated  in  the  ballots  in  the  convention  proceedings  are  those 
noted  during  the  roll-calls,  and  are  not  in  all  cases  complete.  For  detailed  and 
accurate  information  as  to  each  ballot,  see  Part  Three  of  this  volume. 


318  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  night  of  the  3ist  of  May  was  devoid  of  important  develop- 
ments. There  was  a  continuation  of  the  talk  of  a  Lowden  stam- 
pede, which,  it  was  believed,  would  come  on  the  following  day. 
The  Yates  general  committee,  consisting  of  a  delegate  from  each 
Yates  county,  held  a  meeting  after  the  convention  adjournment 
and  was.  addressed  by  the  Governor,  who  said  that  the  failure  of 
the  opposition  to  make  the  predicted  inroads  upon  his  forces 
during  the  day  had  amounted  to  a  substantial  victory.  Many 
speeches  were  made.  Every  declaration  in  favor  of  "  standing 
pat  "  was  loudly  applauded. 

THE   "IMMORTAL  J.   N."   TRIES   TO   "LIFT   THE   PRESSURE." 

The  delegates  found  some  amusement  during  the  evening  by 
listening  to  repeated  harangues,  in  the  lobby  of  the  Leland  hotel, 
from  a  man  who  wore  a  silk  hat  and  called  himself  the  "  Pro- 
fessor." He  was  a  well-known  "  crank  "  who  had  turned  up  in 
Springfield  frequently  before  on  occasions  of  political  excitement. 
Other  "  cranks  "  had  been  attracted  by  the  deadlock.  The  "  Im- 
mortal J.  N."  (his  full  name  was  J.  N.  Free),  a  character  long 
familiar  in  every  city  in  Illinois  and  the  West  —  an  old  man  who, 
as  the  legend  had  it,  had  once  been  a  brilliant  lawyer,  but  who 
years  ago  had  become  a  rambler  over  the  country  —  was  on  hand 
with  his  fantastic  plans  for  "  lifting  the  pressure,"  which  was  his 
special  hobby.  All  of  that  week  "  J.  N."  was  to  be  seen  around 
the  hotel,  or  on  the  floor  of  the  convention  just  before  the  begin- 
ning of  the  sessions,  making  addresses  on  his  favorite  theme. 
"  J.  N."  had  been  a  wanderer  as  long  ago  as  the  Civil  War,  and 
he  claimed  acquaintance  with  the  first  Richard  Yates.  His  tall, 
erect  form,  his  piercing  black  eyes,  his  wrinkled,  weather-brown 
face,  his  hair,  falling  on  his  shoulders,  white  from  the  snows  of 
eighty  winters,  made  him  a  weird  and  striking  figure,  as  he 
rambled  at  will  through  the  convention  hall. 

The  feeling  was  growing  that  in  some  manner  a  solution  of 
the  deadlock  must  be  found  speedily.  Of  the  candidates,  'Mr. 
Sherman  took  the  lead  in  propositions  for  the  breaking  of  the 
deadlock.  Before  the  recess  he  had  announced  his  willingness  to 
support  any  candidate  who  could  command,  independently  of  his 
delegates,  700  votes.  Mr.  Sherman  had  approximately  fifty 
delegates  who  were  ready  to  do  absolutely  as  he  suggested.  But 


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he  really  was  much  stronger  in  the  convention  than  his  handful 
of  delegates  indicated.  He  had  been  a  distinct  force  in  the  cam- 
paign and  he  had  many  friends  who,  because  under  instructions 
or  because  of  local  political  conditions,  were  found  voting  for  other 
candidates.  He  now  renewed  and  emphasized  his  proposition, 
which  of  course  would  have  nominated  the  candidate  supported 
by  the  Sherman  delegates.  He  was  entirely  impartial  as  between 
the  other  candidates  in  making  the  offer ;  he  made  no  exceptions 
and  specifically  stated  that  whenever  Governor  Yates  had  secured 
700  delegates  he  could  have  the  Sherman  delegates  also. 

Candidates  for  the  most  part  found  the  evening  without  posi- 
tive developments.  Governor  Yates  remained  quietly  in  an 
upstairs  room  in  the  hotel  until  about  10  o'clock,  when  he  left  for 
the  Executive  Mansion,  with  the  announcement  that  he  was  going 
to  retire  for  the  night. 


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Facsimile  reproduction  of  last  page,  written  by  Governor  Yates,  of  resolution 
proposing  to  submit  governorship  to  a  general  Republican  primary.  The  preceding 
pages  were  written  by  Col.  George  T.  Buckingham.  This  was  added  by  the  Governor. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  321 


CHAPTER  XV.- 

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  i— THREE  PLANS  FOR  BREAKING  THE 
DEADLOCK  — BEGINNING  OF  THE  END. 

The  beginning  of  the  end  was  perceptible  on  Wednesday,  the 
ist  of  June.  The  convention  proceedings  of  that  day  brought 
forth  three  distinct  plans  for  ending  the  deadlock.  These,  briefly 
stated,  were  as  follows : 

1.  That  roll-calls  be  discontinued  and  that  the  convention 
proceed  to  a  secret  ballot.     This  proposition  came  from  a  Deneen 
delegate,  Mr.  H.  H.  Gross,  of  Chicago;   but  the  Deneen  leaders 
refused  to  take  the  responsibility  for  it  and  it  transpired  that  it 
was  presented  by  Mr.  Gross  as  his  own  proposition. 

2.  That  the  Governorship  be  referred  to  a  general  Republican 
primary  to  be  held  throughout  the  State  on  the  same  day.     This 
was  a  Yates  proposition. 

3.  That  the  candidates  be  requested  to  release  their  delegates 
from  all  obligations.     This  was  a  Lowden  proposition. 

The  secret  ballot  resolution  was  presented  by  Mr.  Gross  at  the 
morning  session  of  the  convention  and  was  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions.  The  candidates  were  against  the  proposi- 
tion with  practical  unanimity.  When  the  Resolutions  Committee 
met  it  was  decided  to  report  the  resolution  adversely ;  and  when 
the  committee  report  was  made  the  convention  laid  the  resolution 
on  the  table. 

The  proposition  to  refer  the  Governorship  to  a  general  Repub- 
lican primary  had  been  under  discussion  by  the  Yates  men  for 
several  days.  It  took  definite  form  on  this  day  when  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Yates  Steering  Committee,  Col.  George  T.  Buckingham,  of 
Danville,  to  whom  the  task  had  been  delegated,  presented  a  reso- 
lution embodying  the  proposition.  Governor  Yates  was  present, 
and  after  reading  the  resolution  through  added  a  clause,  providing 
that,  "  in  order  to  insure  fairness  and  prevent  fraud,"  each  candi- 
date for  Governor  should  have  the  privilege  of  naming  one  judge 
of  primary  to  serve  at  each  voting  district  or  precinct  throughout 
the  State,  and  that  upon  the  adoption  of  the  resolution  the  conven- 

21 


322  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

tion  should  proceed  to  the  nomination  of  the  remainder  of  the 
State  ticket.  In  its  amended  form  the  resolution  was  presented 
to  the  convention  at  the  afternoon  session  by  A.  Hanby  Jones,  of 
Crawford  county.  It  was  brought  to  an  issue  at  once  on  a  motion 
to  table.  By  a  vote  of  1095  to  407  the  resolution  was  laid  on  the 
table. 

The  third  proposition  —  that  providing  for  the  release  of  dele- 
gates —  was  the  one  which  occupied  the  larger  share  of  attention 
through  the  day  and  most  of  that  night.  But  of  this  more  will  be 
said  later. 

The  convention  proceedings  that  day  (Wednesday,  June  i) 
began  at  10:15  with  the  sixty-second  ballot.  On  this  ballot  the 
changes  from  the  previous  one  were  as  follows : 

Alexander  —  Lpwden  gained  one  vote  from  Yates. 

Fourth  Commissioners'  District  of  Cook  County  —  Lowden  gained 
one  from  Yates. 

DeKalb  —  Lowden  gained  six,  Deneen  six,  Warner  one,  all  from 
Yates. 

Jackson  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

La  Salle  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Massac  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Peoria  —  Hamlin   gained  two   from   Sherman. 

Pike  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Richland  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Wabash  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Will  —  Deneen  gained  one  from   Hamlin. 


1  he  sixty-second  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  470;    Lowden,  404^/2;    Deneen,  3915/2;    Hamlin,  116;    Warner, 
) ;    Sherman,  52 ;    Pierce,  28. 


A  SECRET  BALLOT  PROPOSED. 

Immediately  after  the  announcement  by  the  clerk  of  the  sixty- 
second  ballot,  H.  H.  Gross  of  the  Sixth  Ward  delegation  (Chi- 
cago) offered  the  following  resolution  and  moved  its  adoption : 

Resolved,  That  when  the  next  succeeding  roll-call  shall  have  been 
completed,  further  roll-calls  shall  be  discontinued,  and  in  lieu  thereof  the 
vote  shall  be  by  ballot  —  every  delegate  to  secretly  write  upon  a  slip  of 
paper  the  name  of  his  candidate  for  Governor,  enclose  and  seal  the  same 
in  an  envelope ;  these  slips  to  be  gathered  by  the  chairman  of  each  of 
the  respective  delegations  when  the  same  are  called  for,  and  carried  by 
him,  in  full  view,  above  his  head,  and  deposited  with  the  secretary  of  this 
convention. 

Resolved,  That  the  sergeant-at-arms  is  hereby  directed  to  procure  and 
distribute  to  the  several  delegations  sufficient  slips  of  paper  and  envelopes 
for  seven  such  ballots. 


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323 


Resolved,  further,  That  the  ballots  of  absent  delegates  shall  be  cast 
as  directed  by  the  majority  of  the  delegates  present  of  the  several  dele- 
gations as  provided  by  the  rules  of  this  convention. 

Resolved,  That  the  several  candidates  for  Governor  may  each  appoint 
a  teller  to  assist  in  counting  the  ballots  so  cast.  Upon  completion  of  the 
count,  the  chairman  shall  announce  the  aggregate  vote  received  by  the 
several  candidates.  The  ballots  cast  shall,  after  count  and  verification, 
be  securely  sealed  and  delivered  to  the  chairman  of  this  convention,  and 
by  him  burned,  as  an  unopened  package,  immediately  upon  the  recess  of 
the  convention  being  taken. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  the  resolution,  Mr.  Gross 
arose  and  began  to  address  the  convention.  He  was  interrupted 
by  cries  of  "Louder,"  and  Chairman  Cannon  gaveled  for  order. 
After  several  minutes,  Mr.  Gross  stood  upon  his  chair,  and  spoke 
as  follows : 


HON.  HOWARD  H.  GROSS. 
(CHICAGO.) 

PROMINENT   IN  THE   STATE   CONVENTION  AUTHOR  OF  THE   RESOLUTION    PROVIDING   FOR   A 

SECRET  BALLOT  TO  END  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Born  and  raised  on  a  farm  near  Galena,  Illinois,  and  has  resided  in  Chicago  since 
1875.  For  three  years  lie  was  one  of  the  active  members  of  the  Board  of  Education 
and  while  a  member  of  this  body  he  introduced  civil  service  into  the  public  school 
system.  He  was  also  a  prime  mover  in  the  introduction  of  the  instruction  of  Domestic 
Science  and  inaugurated  the  penny  savings  system  by  which  the  pupils  are  taught 
lessons  of  economy  and  frugality.  Mr.  Gross  is  a  member  of  several  leadin?  clubs  and 
is  especially  active  in  philanthropic  work. 


324  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  It  seems  to  me  to 
be  the  paramount  duty  of  the  delegates  to  this  convention  to  conserve 
the  interests  of  the  Republican  party  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  I  hold 
that  the  success  of  that  party  is  of  vastly  greater  importance  than  the 
success  of  any  or  all  the  candidates  that  have  been  mentioned  upon  this 
platform.  [Applause.] 

For  ten  days  and  some  sixty  odd  ballots  we  have  been  laboring  here 
with  a  proposition,  and  apparently  are  no  nearer  a  solution  than  when 
we  began.  The  delegates  to  this  convention  have,  in  my  judgment,  very 
largely  been  voting  their  pride  instead  of  -their  judgment.  The  situation 
is  such  that  few  men  have  the  moral  courage  to  make  a  change,  though 
they  believe  a  change  is  necessary  and  desire  one  to  be  made.  It  is 
evident  to  every  member  of  this  convention  that  no  changes  can  be  made 
so  long  as  every  delegate  votes  for  the  man  of  his  first  choice.  The 
second  choice,  after  the  first,  may  possibly  be  nominated.  I  offer  this 
resolution  because  I  believe  it  is  manifestly  fair.  I  offer  it  not  in  the 
interest  of  any  candidate  —  and  I  have  consulted  none  —  but  purely  and 
alone  upon  my  own  judgment  as  being  the  surest,  the  fairest  and  speediest 
method  of  disposing  of  this  proposition  and  breaking  the  deadlock.  I 
believe  the  time  has  come  when  the  delegates  to  this  convention  must 
take  a  hand  in  the  management  of  it,  and  therefore  I  have  offered  this 
resolution.  [Applause.] 

E.  J.  Murphy  promptly  rose  and  moved  that  the  resolution  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions.  J.  H.  Burke,  of  Cook 
county,  seconded  the  motion.  On  a  viva  voce  vote,  Chairman 
Cannon  was  in  doubt,  and  ordered  the  clerk  to  call  the  roll. 

Cicero  J.  Lindley,  of  Bond  county,  made  the  point  of  order  that 
under  a  resolution  previously  adopted  all  resolutions  must  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  is  prepared  to  rule  on  the 
point  of  order.  First,  it  comes  too  late  —  it  should  have  been 
made  when  the  resolution  was  presented ;  and  second,  on  its 
merits  the  Chair  would  have  overruled  the  point  of  order  had  it 
been  made  in  time,  for  the  reason  that  it  must  be,  from  a  practical 
standpoint,  within  the  power  of  this  convention  to  make  such  rules 
or  regulations  as  in  the  wisdom  of  a  majority  seem  proper  if  the 
business  of  the  convention  is  to  be  transacted.  [Applause.] 

The  motion  to  refer  the  resolution  was  then  put  to  a  viva  voce 
vote,  but  the  Chair  being  in  doubt  ordered  a  roll-call. 

The  roll  being  called,  the  motion  to  refer  the  resolution  to  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions  was  carried  —  yeas  1224,  nays  278. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  motion  prevails,  and  the  Chair 
yields  a  moment  to  the  gentleman  from  La  Salle,  Mr.  Reeves, 
who  desires  to  make  a  statement. 

Walter  Reeves,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions, 
standing  beside  Chairman  Cannon,  said :  "  I  simply  desire  to 


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325 


request  an  immediate  meeting  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions 
behind  the  stage  to  take  action  upon  this  matter." 

The  sixty-third  ballot  was  then  commenced. 

On  the  sixty-third  ballot  the  changes  were  as  follows : 

DeKalb  —  Deneen  gained  two   from  Yates. 
Gallatin  —  Lowden  gained  two   from  Yates. 
Jersey  —  Hamlin  gained  four  from  Lowden. 
Massac —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Pike  —  Warner  gained  two  from  Yates. 
Pulaski  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Pierce. 
Richland  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Sherman. 


From  a  photograph   by   Alderman   Frank  L.   Race,   of   Chicago. 
OUT  FOR  AN  AIRING. 

EX-CONGRESSMAN    WALTER    REEVES    AND    COLONEL    WARNER. 


The  sixty-third  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  465;  Lowden,  401^2;  Deneen,  393^4;  Hamlin,  121;  Warner, 
43:  Sherman,  51;  Pierce,  27. 

While  awaiting  the  footings  of  the  sixty-third  ballot,  Chair- 
man Cannon  observed  several  men  smoking  in  the  rear  of  the  hall. 
He  said : 


326  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  sergeant-at-arms,  the  deputy  sheriffs  and  the  police  force  will 
march  down  that  aisle  and  stop  those  men  from  smoking.  Put  them  out 
if  they  don't  quit  smoking — : those  Injuns  that  have  got  in  here.  You 
may  just  as  well  understand  it  now  as  at  any  other  time.  There  is  not 
going  to  be  any  smoking  in  this  hall.  That  is  one  thing  we  can  agree 
about.  [Laughter.] 

A  few  moments  later  Chairman  Cannon,  pounding  his  desk 
vigorously,  said :  , 

One  of  the  secretaries  informs  me  that  there  are  deputy  sergeants-at- 
arms  doing  that  smoking.  Where  is  the  sergeant-at-arms?  I  hope 
the  statement  that  is  reported  that  there  are  deputy  sergeants-at-arms 
violating  this  rule  will  either  be  affirmed  or  disproved.  I  think  this  con- 
vention is  strong  enough,  if  it  be  true,  to  officer  itself  with  men  that 
will  abide  the  rules  of  the  convention  and  the  direction  of  the  Chair. 
[Applause.] 

At  1 1  138,  immediately  after  the  announcement  of  the  result  of 
the  sixty-third  ballot,  E.  J.  Murphy,  of  Will,  moved  that  the  con- 
vention take  a  recess  until  2,  o'clock.  There  were  vociferous 
shouts  of  "  Roll-call,  roll-call."  There  was  a  great  volume  of 
"  noes  "  when  the  motion  was  put  to  a  vote ;  but  it  was  declared 
carried,  and  the  convention  took  a  recess  until  2.  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon. 

THE  YATES   PLAN   FOR   PRIMARY   ELECTION. 

The  gavel  had  scarcely  fallen  at  2.  o'clock  for  the  afternoon 
session,  when  A.  Hanby  Jones,  of  Crawford  county,  a  Yates  leader, 
rose  and  was  recognized  by  the  Chair.  He  said: 

I  rise  for  the  purpose  of  offering  a  resolution  in  order  to  break  this 
deadlock.  We  have  been  in  session  here  some  ten  days,  with  a  recess 
intervening,  and  after  balloting  faithfully  and  well,  so  far  have  been 
unable  to  do  'anything.  We,  the  people  of  Illinois,  situated  here  between 
the  two  great  oceans,  with  the  eyes  of  the  nation  upon  us,  ought  to 
be  doing  something  to  relieve  the  situation,  and,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer 
the  following  resolution. 

Chairman  Cannon :     The  secretary  will  read  the  resolution. 
Thereupon  the  secretary  read  as  follows : 

WHEREAS,  A  deadlock  appears  to  exist  in  this  convention,  so  that, 
after  sixty-three  ballots,  the  delegates  have  not  been  able  to  agree  on  a 
nominee  for  Governor  ;  and, 

WHEREAS,  The  various  candidates  for  Governor  and  all  the  delegates 
here  assembled  are  desirous  only  to  do  the  will  of  the  Republican  voters 
of  Illinois ;  now,  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  selection  of  a  candidate  for  Governor  be  now 
referred  to  the  Republican  voters  of  Illinois,  to  ascertain  their  preference, 
and  that  this  convention  hereafter  follow  and  ratify  that  preference  when 
ascertained.  And  that,  to  that  end,  the  Republican  State  Central  Com- 
mittee is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  call  and  hold  an  advisory 
primary  election  of  the  Republican  voters  of  Illinois  for  the  sole  purpose 
of  ascertaining  such  preference. 


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That  such  primary  be  held  on  the  same  day  in  every  county  in  Illinois, 
under  such  uniform  conditions  and  regulations  as  such  committee  shall 
prescribe ;  that  at  said  primary  the  name  of  every  candidate  for  Governor, 
now  before  this  convention,  whd  shall  so  desire,  shall  be  placed  on  the 
ticket  and  voted  for  directly  by  the  Republican  voters  of  Illinois. 

That  the  expense  of  said  primary  shall  be  paid  equally  by  the  candi- 
dates, or  by  such  of  them  as  shall  place  their  names  on  such  ticket;  that 
the  result  of  said  primary  shall  be  canvassed  and  declared  by  said  com- 
mittee ;  that  thereupon  this  convention  shall  reconvene  and  the  votes  of 
all  the  delegates  composing  the  same  shall  be  cast  for  the  candidate  who 
received  the  highest  number  of  votes  at  said  primary. 

That  all  other  candidates  for  Governor  shall  withdraw  their  names 
from  before  the  convention  in  favor  of  such  successful  candidate. 

That  in  order  to  insure  fairness  and  prevent  fraud,  each  candidate 
for  Governor  whose  name  goes  on  the  ticket  shall  have  the  privilege 
of  naming  one  judge  of  primary  to  serve  at  each  voting  district  or  pre- 
cinct throughout  the  State. 

Resolved,  further,  That  upon  the  passage  of  this  resolution  this  con- 
vention shall  proceed  to  the  nomination  of  candidates  for  the  remainder 
of  the  State  ticket  according  to  the  call. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  the  resolution,  J.  M.  Ray- 
mond, of  Kane,  moved  that  the  resolution  be  laid  upon  the  table. 

R.  A.  Lemon,  of  DeWitt,  made  the  point  of  order  that  under 
the  rules  of  the  convention  the  resolution  must  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  is  prepared  to  rule  on  the  gentle- 
man's point  of  order.  The  Chair  has  to  say  that  a  resolution  that  tends 
to  bring  the  convention  to  a  conclusion,  a  result,  as  the  Chair  said  this 
morning,  is  in  order.  A  resolution  that  does  not  pertain  to  the  business 
of  the  convention  as  such  — -  namely,  the  nomination  of  candidates  —  would, 
under  the  rule,  go  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions ;  and  the  Chair  will 
overrule  the  point  of  order,  because  this  resolution  is  one  that  tends  — 
that  looks  at  least  on  its  face  to  tend  —  to  bring  about  some  result.  It  is 
not  for  the  Chair  to  pass  upon  the  wisdom  or  unwisdom  of  the  resolution. 
I  merely  speak  of  its  nature.  Therefore,  the  resolution  is  in  order  and 
the  motion  to  lay  the  resolution  upon  the  table  is  in  order.  Upon  that 
motion,  as  many  as  are  in  favor  thereof  will  rise. 

The  convention  immediately  merged  into  a  tumult,  like  that 
of  the  earlier  days  of  the  balloting.  Delegates  rose  to  vote,  and 
then  the  Chair  called  for  those  opposed  to  the  motion  to  table  to 
rise.  He  declared  the  motion  to  table  carried. 

Major  James  E.  Adams,  of  the  Adams  county  delegation,  had 
left  his  seat  and  was  now  standing  in  the  wide  aisle  in  front  of 
the  Chairman's  platform  demanding  a  roll-call. 

Chairman  Cannon,  visibly  angry,  said :  "  If  the  gentleman  will 
only  hold  his  peace  a  moment,  there  will  be  no  rights  lost." 

Major  Adams  reiterated :  "  Adams  county  demands  a  roll- 
call." 


328  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Chairman  Cannon  used  his  gavel  and  shouted :  "  Everybody 
sit  down.  As  many  as  favor  a  roll-call  will  rise  and  stand  until 
counted.  [Laughter.]  As  many  as  are  opposed  will  rise."  He 
declared  the  demand  for  roll-call  not  to  have  been  sustained,  not 
a  sufficient  number  having  arisen. 

Major  Adams,  who  had  remained  in  his  position  directly  in 
front  of  Chairman  Cannon,  said  with  excitement :  "  I  do  not 
understand  that  a  demand  for  a  roll-call  can  be  voted  down.  The 
Chair  promised  to  give  a  roll-call  upon  any  measure." 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  gentleman  now  has  made  his  point  —  that 
any  individual  of  the  convention  of  fifteen  hundred  has  a  right  to  demand 
a  roll-call,  although  the  other  fourteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine  do  not 
desire  it.  [Here  the  delegates  laughed  good  naturedly,  and  began  calling 
to  Major  Adams.]  Under  the  rules  of  the  House,  one-fifth  of  the  body 
is  entitled  to  demand  a  roll-call,  and  if  one-fifth  votes  for  a  roll-call  it  is 
the  duty  of  the  Chair  to  order  it.  The  gentleman's  point  is  not  well  taken. 
[Laughter.] 

"  I  will  ask  the  Chair  if  one-fifth  did  not  get  on  their  feet  and 
ask  a  roll-call,"  persisted  Major  Adams. 

Chairman  Cannon  flushed  and  replied :  "  If  the  gentleman  will 
run  his  part  of  it  and  let  the  Chair  run  his  part  of  it,  we  will  get 
along."  [Prolonged  laughter.] 

Chairman  Cannon  ordered  the  delegates  to  take  their  seats. 
Then,  after  lustily  pounding  his  desk  for  order,  he  said : 

The  Chair  was  unable  to  determine  whether  one-fifth  of  the  conven- 
tion rose  to  the  demand  of  a  roll-call  or  not.  The  Chair,  being  in  doubt, 
therefore,  it  being  impossible  to  count  with  accuracy,  will  on  his  own 
motion  order  a  roll-call.  The  resolution  of  the  gentleman  from  Craw,-' 
ford  has  been  read.  The  gentleman  from  Kane  county  moves  to  lay 
that  resolution  on  the  table.  The  effect  of  that  would  be  to  kill  it.  The 
secretary  will  call  the  first  county. 

When  Adams  county,  the  first  on  the  roll,  was  called  Major 
Adams  leaped  upon  his  chair  and  flourishing  a  big  placard  bearing 
the  word  "  No,"  shouted :  "  Adams  county  20  votes  No." 

This  exasperated  Chairman  Cannon,  who  said :  "  The  Ser- 
geant-at-Arms  will  see  that  that  gentleman  keeps  his  seat." 
[Laughter.] 

The  roll-call  was  then  commenced.  It  resulted:  Yeas  1,095, 
nays  407. 

"  Accordingly,"  announced  Chairman  Cannon,  "  the  resolution 
is  laid  on  the  table."  [Applause.] 

The  roll  was  then  ordered  called  for  the  sixty-fourth  ballot. 
On  the  sixty-fourth  ballot  the  changes  were  as  follows : 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  329 

Boone  —  Yates  gained  one,  Lowden  two,  from  Warner. 

DeKalb  —  Yates  gained  nine,  Deneen  lost  eight,  Warner  lost  one. 

Jersey  —  Hamlin  gained  four  from  Warner. 

Massac  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Richland  —  Pierce  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

The  sixty-fourth  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  474;  Lowden,  407^/2;  Deneen,  3855/2;  Hamlin,  116;  Warner, 
39;  Sherman,  52;  Pierce,  28. 

On  the  sixty-fifth  ballot  the  changes  were  as  follows : 

Jackson  —  Lowden    gained    four,    Yates    lost   two,    Hamlin   lost    two. 

Livingston  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Pierce. 

Massac  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Pike  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Warner. 

Pulaski  —  Pierce   gained   one   from   Sherman. 

Richland  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Pierce. 

Will  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

Woodford  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

The  sixty-fifth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  473;  Lowden,  414^;  Deneen,  3815/2;  Hamlin,  117;  Warner, 
37 ;  Sherman,  52 ;  Pierce,  27. 

While  awaiting  the  result  of  the  sixty-fifth  ballot,  Chairman 
Cannon  again  called  attention  to  several  instances  of  smoking. 

"  The  police,"  said  he,  "  report  that  the  American  citizens  of 
African  descent  are  gentlemen  and  are  not  smoking.  [Laughter.] 
He  also  says  the  people  who  do  smoke  are  not  delegates." 

"  Three  cheers  for  '  Uncle  Joe,'  "  shouted  a  delegate,  and  the 
cheers  were  given. 

"  I  don't  care  for  the  cheers,"  Chairman  Cannon  resumed. 
"What  I  want  is  no  smoking.  [Laughter.]  You  can  at  once 
see  the  necessity  for  law  and  rule.  Ninety-five  people  out  of  every 
hundred  do  right  because  it  is  right  and  decent.  The  other  five 
have  got  to  have  law  and  jails.  If  you  will  stand  by  me,  we  will 
suppress  the  five  per  cent."  [Applause.] 

At  3  :38  a  Cook  county  delegate  moved  a  recess  until  10  o'clock 
the  following  morning,  but  the  motion  was  lost  overwhelmingly. 

The  roll  was  then  called  for  the  sixty-sixth  ballot.  On  this 
ballot  changes  were  as  follows : 

Massac  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Peoria  —  Lowden  gained  two,  Hamlin  one ;  Warner  lost  two,  Sherman 
one. 

Pike  —  Hamlin  gained  two  from  Lowden. 
Richland  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Warner. 
Woodford  —  Deneen    gained    three    from    Lowden. 


330  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

The  sixty-sixth  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  474;  Lowden,  411^2;  Deneen,  384^;  Hamlin,  119;  Warner, 
36;  Sherman,  51;  Pierce,  26. 

While  awaiting  the  result  of  the  sixty-sixth  ballot,  the  conven- 
tion became  boisterous.  Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden  was  observed  in 
the  aisle  near  the  front  smoking  a  cigar.  Sergeant-at-Arms  Tin- 
ney,  who  was  on  the  platform,  ran  up  a  big  printed  placard  read- 
ing: 


THE  RULE  AGAINST  SMOKING 
WILL  BE  ENFORCED. 

C.    M.    TlNNEY. 


Colonel  Lowden  dropped  his  cigar,  and  smilingly  bowed  his 
acquiescence. 

Immediately  after  the  announcement  by  the  secretary  of  the 
result  of  the  sixty-sixth  roll-call,  J.  H.  Burke,  of  Cook,  rose  for 
information,  but  was  not  recognized  by  the  Chairman,  who 
announced  that  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  was  ready  to  make 
its  report  to  the  convention ;  whereupon  Walter  Reeves,  chairman 
of  the  committee,  addressed  the  convention  from  the  Chairman's 
platform  as  follows : 

"  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I  am  directed  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions,  to  whom  was  referred  the  resolution  offered 
this  morning  pertaining  to  the  method  of  balloting  hereafter,  to 
report :  That  upon  full  consideration  your  committee  is  of  the 
opinion  that  the  method  proposed  by  the  resolution  is  imprac- 
ticable, and  therefore  we  recommend  that  it  do  lie  upon  the  table. 
And  I  accordingly  move  you,  Mr.  Chairman." 

On  a  viva  voce  vote  the  motion  to  table  was  unanimously 
carried,  and  thus  the  "  secret  ballot "  resolution  was  disposed  of. 

Mr.  Reeves  then  proceeded :  "  I  have  been  directed  by  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions  to  report  to  this  convention  two  resolu- 
tions I  would  like  to  read  to  you." 

He  read  the  following : 

Resolved,  That  we  recognize  the  serious  loss  the  State  of  Illinois 
sustains  in  the  untimely  death  of  Hon.  Robert  Boal  Fort,  of  Marshall 
county,  who  was  a  candidate  before  this  convention  for  the  nomination 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


331 


for  lieutenant-governor.  He  was  the  son  of  a  distinguished  father,  who 
was  a  former  member  of  Congress,  and  although  young  in  years  he  had 
made  a  bright  record  in  private  life  and  as  mayor  of  his  home  city  and 
as  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  his  State.  We  extend  to  the  family  and 
especially  to  the  widowed  mother  of  the  deceased  our  sincere  sympathy. 
Resolved,  That  we  also  express  our  profound  sorrow  on  account  of 
the  death  of  Hon.  Arthur  W.  Pulver,  of  Chicago,  a  delegate  to  this  con- 
vention, who  was  a  citizen  of  highly  exemplary  character  and  a  zealous 
Republican.  We  express  our  sincere  sympathy  to  his  family  and  friends 
in  their  affliction. 

These  resolutions  were  adopted. 


JOHN  W.  PARKER. 

(ROCK  ISLAND.)  % 

PROMINENT    IN     CONVENTION  ORIGINATOR    OF    THE    RESOLUTION     RELEASING    DELEGATES 

FROM  INSTRUCTIONS  AND  OBLIGATIONS  TO  CANDIDATES. 

Born  in  Henry,  Marshall  county,  Illinois,  November  i,  1869,  and  has  lived  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  in  Chicago.  He  was  connected  with  a  large  manufacturing 
concern  in  that  city  until  1893,  when  he  became  secretary  to  the  Hon.  William  E. 
Mason  and  aided  that  gentleman  in  his  first  campaign  for  the  United  States  Senate. 
He  was  appointed  Assistant  City  Sealer  by  Mayor  Swift  and  later,  by  Governor  Tanner, 
as  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  State  Board  of  Charities,  in  which  position  he 
checked  up  the  accounts  of  the  institutions  during  the  previous  Democratic  administra- 
tion and  furnished  the  figures  that  were  used  so  effectively  in  the  campaigns  of  1898 
and  1900.  When  the  Western  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Watertown  was  opened  for 
the  reception  of  patients,  Mr.  Parker  became  Chief  Clerk  of  that  institution,  resigning 
to  take  charge  of  a  mercantile  institution  in  Moline. 


332  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


THE  "RELEASE"  RESOLUTION. 

Graeme  Stewart,  of  Cook,  was  next  recognized.  "  I  offer  a 
resolution,"  said  he,  "  and  will  ask  to  have  it  read  by  the  clerk." 
The  resolution  was  sent  up  to  the  platform  and  read  by  the  secre- 
tary as  follows : 

WHEREAS,  This  convention  has  been  involved  in  a  serious  deadlock 
for  three  weeks ;  and, 

WHEREAS,  We  believe  a  prolonging  of  the  existing  conditions  is  injur- 
ious to  the  party  and  to  the  private  interests  of  the  delegates  as  well ;  and, 

WHEREAS,  The  various  suggestions  as  to  the  means  for  ending  the 
deadlock  have  all  appeared  to  this  convention  to  be  impracticable  and 
probably  without  result;  and, 

WHEREAS,  The  delegates  in  the  convention  have  obeyed  their  instruc- 
tions and  fulfilled  their  obligations  to  the  several  candidates  for  Gov- 
ernor with  a  faithfulness  and  loyalty  unprecedented  in  the  party  history ; 
therefore,  be  it, 

Resolved,  That  for  the  best  interests  of  the  party,  we  recommend  that 
all  delegates  consider  themselves  released  from  instructions  or  other 
obligations,  and  that  each  shall  hereafter  vote  according  to  his  personal 
choice. 

Resolved,  That  nothing  in  this  resolution  is  to  be  construed  as  opera- 
ting in  any  way  against  the  rights  and  interests  of  any  candidate  before 
this  convention. 

Upon  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  his  resolution,  Mr. 
Stewart  moved  its  reference  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

A.  Hanby  Jones,  of  Crawford  County,  rose  to  the  point  of 
order  that  the  matter  should  be  disposed  of  immediately,  and 
moved  to  lay  the  resolution  on  the  table.  [Cries  of  "  No."] 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  motion  to  refer  is  pending,  and 
having  been  made,  until  disposed  of,  takes  precedence  of  the 
motion  to  lay  upon  the  table.  Only  one  motion  can  pend  at  a 
time.  The  motion  is  in  order. 

The  chairman  took  a  viva  voce  vote  upon  the  reference  of  the 
resolution  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  and  the  ayes  were 
declared  to  have  it,  followed  by  laughter  and  applause. 

Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott  now  moved  a  recess  until  10 
o'clock  the  following  morning.  Delegates  were  engaged  in  throw- 
ing paper  wads,  and  hoots  and  cries  of  "  No  "  were  heard  from 
various  parts  of  the  hall. 

But  the  motion  was  put  and  carried,  and  at  4:30  the  conven- 
tion was  declared  in  recess  until  10  o'clock  the  next  morning. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


333 


CANDIDATES  APPEAR   BEFORE  RESOLUTIONS   COMMITTEE. 

While  the  convention  was  in  session  the  Committee  on  Reso- 
lutions had  been  at  work.  What  had  brought  it  together  was  the 
Gross  resolution  providing  for  a  secret  ballot.  This  was  dis- 
cussed in  an  informal  way  at  some  length.  Numerous  objections 
were  raised,  the  chief  one  being  that  it  was  entirely  impracticable 
to  put  the  plan  in  operation,  owing  to  the  fact  that  many  delegates 
were  absent,  and  on  a  secret  ballot  their  votes  could  be  cast. 


MRS.  MARY  E.  BUSEY. 

(URBANA.) 
NOMINEE    FOR    TRUSTEE    OF    THE    UNIVERSITY    OF    ILLINOIS. 

Mary  E.  Bowen  was  born  at  Delphi,  Indiana,  Tune  21,  1854.  She  graduated  from 
the  schools  of  Delphi,  after  which  she  attended  Oxford  College,  Ohio,  for  one  year, 
taking  a  course  at  Vassar  College  later.  She  was  married  to  Col.  Samuel  T.  Busey  of 
Urbana  on  Christmas  Day,  1877,  and  has  two  daughters  and  one  son.  She  has  been 
an  active  club  woman  for  many  years  and  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
Illinois  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  and  its  first  vice-president.  Mrs.  Busey  is  at 
present,  and  has  been  for  a  number  of  years,  a  member  of  the  Urbana  School  Board, 
in  which  she  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Buildings  and  Grounds  and 
as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Teachers.  She  has  always  been  interested  in  phil- 
anthropic work  and  was  foremost  in  the  work  of  having  domestic  science  added  to  the 
curriculum  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  Her  efforts  in  providing  social  life  for  the 
young  women  at  the  university  have  been  highly  praised. 


334  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

But  the  Gross  resolution,  although  finding  no  friends  on  the 
committee,  served  a  purpose  in  getting  the  committee  to  work  in 
an  endeavor  to  devise  a  plan  for  ending  the  deadlock.  The  first 
meeting  of  the  committee  was  held  in  the  morning.  The  outcome 
was  a  decision  to  invite  all  of  the  candidates  for  Governor  to  meet 
the  committee  at  1 130  that  afternoon  to  consider  ways  and  means 
for  ending  the  deadlock.  When  the  committee  got  together  at 
1 130  all  of  the  candidates  were  there  except  Governor  Yates,  who 
was  represented  by  W.  S.  Cowen.  The  candidates  were  first 
interrogated  about  the  Gross  resolution  (which  really  had  been 
disposed  of  at  the  morning  meeting)  and  most  of  them  expressed 
indifference.  Mr.  Cowen,  speaking  for  Governor  Yates,  said  that 
the  Governor's  Advisory  Committee  had  met  during  the  noon 
recess  and  by  a  unanimous  vote  had  declared  against  the  secret 
ballot.  It  was  in  the  course  of  this  discussion  that  a  suggestion 
of  the  resolution  releasing  the  delegates  was  made.  This  had 
been  talked  of  before ;  in  fact  prior  to  the  recess,  Mr.  H.  H. 
Gross  had  drawn  a  resolution  embodying  the  proposition,  but  had 
found  that  the  delegates  were  not  yet  prepared  for  it.  The  dis- 
cussion had  taken  such  an  important  turn  that  it  was  decided  that 
all  of  the  candidates  must  be  present,  and  accordingly  a  brief 
recess  was.  taken  in  order  that  Governor  Yates  might  be  found 
and  urged  to  attend  the  meeting  in  person. 

Then  the  session  was  resumed.  Governor  Yates  said  that  on 
the  subject  of  releasing  delegates  he  doubted  that  the  committee 
or  the  convention  had  the  power  to  annul  obligations  of  that  kind  ; 
that  the  matter  was  one  which  rested  with  the  delegates  and  their 
constituents  or  between  the  delegates  and  the  candidates  to  whom 
they  were  pledged.  A  similar  position  was  taken  by  Mr.  Deneen, 
who  said  that  owing  to  the  manner  in  which  many  of  his  dele- 
gates had  been  selected  it  wyas  not  in  his  power  to  release  them. 

Colonel  Lowden,  Judge  Hamlin,  Judge  Sherman,  Colonel 
Warner  and  Mr.  Pierce  each  in  turn  expressed  his  willingness  to 
release  his  delegates,  provided  all  the  other  candidates  would 
pursue  the  same  course.  Colonel  Lowden  went  so  far  as  to  offer 
to  get  up  on  the  floor  of  the  convention  and  publicly  release  his 
delegates,  provided  other  candidates  would  do  likewise. 

After  the  candidates  withdrew  from  the  meeting  the  release 
proposition  was  discussed  at  some  length  by  the  committee.  The 
point  was  urged  that  the  committee  had  no  authority  to  originate 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  335 

such  a  resolution,  as  it  was  not  germane  to  any  matter  that  had 
been  referred  to  it.  This  led  to  a  unanimous  agreement  that  a 
resolution  recommending  the  release  of  delegates  should  be  pre- 
sented to  the  convention  by  Graeme  Stewart  and  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions  —  a  procedure  that  would  give  the  com- 
mittee unquestioned  jurisdiction. 

When  the  convention  adjourned  for  the  day  the  Resolutions 
Committee  got  together  again  and  took  up  the  release  resolution. 
It  was  referred  to  a  subcommittee,  consisting  of  Walter  Reeves, 
of  Streator,  Chairman ;  W.  R.  Jewell,  of  Danville ;  Graeme 
Stewart,  of  Chicago ;  John  W.  Parker,  of  Rock  Island,  and  C.  J. 
Doyle,  of  Greenfield. 

The  subcommittee  met  in  a  room  in  the  Leland  hotel  that 
evening  and  agreed  upon  a  substitute  resolution,  not  differing 
materially  from  the  original,  for  presentation  to  the  full  committee 
on  the  following  day. 

The  proposed  release  of  delegates  was  almost  the  sole  topic  of 
conversation  and  of  conferences  Wednesday  night.  The  remarks 
of  Governor  Yates  and  Mr.  Deneen  before  the  Resolutions  Com- 
mittee during  the  afternoon  had  created  the  impression  that  they 
would  oppose  the  plan ;  and  it  was  reported  that  they  would  unite 
their  forces  to  defeat  it  next  day.  Indeed,  such  a  course  appears 
to  have  been  in  contemplation ;  but  a  careful  analysis  of  the  situa- 
tion and  of  the  probable  effect  of  the  adoption  of  the  resolution 
caused  many  who  were  at  first  opposed  to  it  to  fall  in  line  in  its 
support.  It  was  argued  that  if  the  convention  had  adopted  the 
resolution,  the  delegates  would  occupy  substantially  the  same  posi- 
tion as  before ;  that  they  would  still  be  responsible  to  their  local 
constituents  for  obedience  to  instructions  and  would  not  regard 
the  resolution  as  wiping  out  their  personal  pledges  to  candidates. 
The  opposition  to  the  "  release  "  resolution  thus  melted  away,  and 
late  that  night  it  was  known  that  it  would  have  unanimous  sup- 
port in  the  convention  next  day. 

An  important  meeting  during  the  evening  was  that  of  the  dele- 
gates from  the  counties  in  the  Eighteenth  Congressional  District 
(Speaker  Cannon's),  called  for  the  purpose  of  considering  the 
"  release  "  resolution.  It  was  decided  to  vote  solidly  for  the  reso- 
lution and  to  vote  as  a  unit  on  all  propositions  of  a  like  nature. 


336  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


GOOD 


LUCK 


A  DENEEN  PLACARD. 
Greatly   reduced.      This   was   one   of   the    numerous   placards    displayed    during    the 


convention. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  337 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

THURSDAY,    JUNE    2  — CANDIDATES    MAKE    SPEECHES    RE- 
LEASING  DELEGATES  — THE   LOWDEN   STAMPEDE. 

The  second  day  of  June  (Thursday)  brought  some  surprises. 
With  regard  to  the  resolution  releasing  delegates  from  further 
obligations  to  candidates,  the  expected  happened  in  the  Resolu- 
tions Committee;  the  proposition  was  endorsed  by  a  unanimous 
vote,  the  motion  to  report  the  resolution  to  the  convention  being 
made  by  a  Yates  representative,  C.  J.  Doyle,  of  Greenfield.  But 
few  —  not  even  the  candidates  —  were  prepared  for  what  hap- 
pened immediately  upon  the  convening  of  the  convention.  Then 
it  was  that  Mr.  Reeves,  as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions, presented  the  release  resolution,  and  after  a  short  address 
in  favor  of  its  adoption,  called  upon  Colonel  Lowden  for  an 
explanation  of  his  views  on  the  subject.  The  other  candidates  in 
turn  were  called  upon  to  declare  themselves.  All  of  the  speeches 
were  of  one  general  tenor;  the  candidates  without  exception 
favored  the  resolution,  and  its  adoption  followed  as  a  matter  of 
course ;  but  as  we  shall  presently  see,  the  result  that  its  original 
advocates  had  expected  was  not  forthcoming  that  day. 

Before  the  convention  got  together,  however,  the  Yates  dele- 
gates had  held  an  interesting  and  significant  meeting  in  an 
upstairs  room  in  the  armory  building.  Perry  C.  Ellis,  editor  of 
the  Quincy  Whig,  presided.  The  object  was  to  consider  the 
"  release  "  resolution.  Governor  Yates  came  in  while  the  dis- 
cussion was  under  way  and  was  asked  for  an  expression  of  his 
opinion.  He  said  that  he  had  no  objections  to  the  resolution,  and 
furthermore  that  he  was  prepared  then  and  there  to  release  every 
delegate  who  had  been  voting  for  him.  They  had  demonstrated 
their  loyalty  and  he  wanted  them  to  feel  at  liberty  to  vote  their 
personal  and  political  preferences.  This  declaration  was  received 
with  applause,  mingled  with  shouts  of  "  We  refuse  to  be  released," 
"  We  are  going  to  stick  to  you,"  and  similar  expressions.  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor  W.  A.  Northcott  then  arose  and  formally  moved 

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338  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

that  it  be  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  the  Yates  delegates  con- 
sider the  resolution  of  no  effect  and  that  they  refuse  to  be  released. 
When  Chairman  Ellis  put  the  motion  to  a  rising  vote,  every  dele- 
gate sprang  to  his  feet. 

The  convention  on  Thursday,  June  2,  was  called  to  order  by 
Chairman  Cannon  at  10:20  A.M.  Immediately  Walter  Reeves, 
chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  was  recognized  and 
said: 

"  Mr.  Chairman,  I  am  directed  by  the  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions,  to  whom  was  referred  the  resolution 
offered  yesterday,  to  report  back  that  resolution,  or  rather  a  sub- 
stitute for  the  resolution,  which  I  desire  to  read." 

Mr.  Reeves  then  read  the  substitute  resolution  as  follows : 

WHEREAS,  This  convention  has  been  involved  in  the  deepest  deadlock 
for  many  days,  sixty-seven  ballots  having  been  taken  without  choice  or 
material  variance; 

WHEREAS,  We  believe  the  prolonging  of  existing  conditions  is  injurious 
to  the  party  and  the  private  interests  of  the  delegates  as  well ; 

WHEREAS,  The  various  suggestions  as  to  means  of  ending  the  deadlock 
have  all  been  impracticable  and  without  results ;  and 

WHEREAS,  The  delegates  to  this  convention  have  obeyed  their  instruc- 
tions and  fulfilled  their  obligations  to  the  several  candidates  for  Governor 
with  a  faithfulness  and  loyalty  unprecedented  in  our  party  history; 
therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  convention  that  all  delegates 
be  and  are  hereby  accordingly  released  from  their  instructions  or  other 
obligations,  and  that  each  may  vote  according  to  his  judgment  for  the 
best  interest  of  the  Republican  party. 

Resolved,  That  nothing  in  this  resolution  is  to  be  construed  as  opera- 
ting in  any  way  against  the  rights  and  interests  of  any  candidate  before 
this  convention. 

Mr.  Reeves  then  moved  the  adoption  of  the  resolution  and 
said  he  desired  to  be  heard. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  gentleman  from  La  Salle,  by  instruction  of 
the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  reports  from  that  committee  the  resolution 
which  he  has  just  read  with  the  recommendation  that  the  same  be  adopted. 
The  question  will  be  upon  the  adoption  of  the  resolution,  and  the  gentle- 
man from  La  Salle  is  recognized  by  the  Chair,  and  under  the  rules  of 
the  convention  is  entitled  to  one  hour  or  such  portion  thereof  as  he 
desires  to  consume.  [Laughter.] 

Mr.  Reeves  then  addressed  the  convention  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I  want  to  say  to 
this  convention  that  the  presentation  of  this  resolution  is  not  a  perfunctory 
performance.  I  am  sure  it  is  the  wish  of  your  committee  that  I  recall 
to  your  minds  a  few  points.  A  great  number  of  delegates  came  to  this 
convention  instructed  in  favor  of  this  or  that  or  the  other  candidate  for 
Governor,  and  before  I  go  a  notch  further  let  me  say  that  what  I  am 


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about  to  say  is  not  to  be  said  in  the  interests  of  any  candidate  or  against 
any  candidate,  directly  or  indirectly.  We  have  been  here  balloting,  day 
in  and  day  out,  for  so  long  a  time  that  almost  the  memory  of  man  run- 
neth not  to  the  contrary.  Many  men  have  been  made  sick  by  remaining 
here  in  this  hot  weather  that  we  have  had,  and  in  the  midst  of  all  that  is 
deleterious  to  the  well-being  of  everybody  in  this  hall.  Far  and  above 
that,  it  is  my  deliberate  judgment  and  I  want  to  say  it  to  this  convention, 
that  we  have  staid  here  until  we  are  jeopardizing  the  interests  of  the 
Republican  party  of  Illinois.  [Applause.]  Gentlemen,  participating  as 
we  have  been  doing  here  in  the  proceedings  of  this  convention,  I  fear 
we  do  not  realize  the  sentiment  that  is  being  created  over  the  State  —  aye, 
over  the  nation  —  over  the  conduct  of  this  convention.  We  are  Republi- 
cans, every  man  of  us.  We  believe  that  the  interests  of  this  whole 
country  are  wrapped  up  in  the  well-being  of  the  Republican  party. 
[Applause.]  We  can  not  afford  in  this  convention,  for  a  single  moment, 
to  put  in  jeopardy  the  interests  of  the  Republican  party,  and  the  inter- 
ests of  the  whole  people  of  this  country.  It  has  been  intimated  to  me, 
since  I  came  in  on  this  floor,  that  this  is  to  be  merely  a  perfunctory  per- 
formance. I  want  to  call  upon  every  delegate  in  this  convention  to  vote 
your  honest  judgment  upon  this  matter.  [Applause.]  If  you  believe  that 
this  resolution  is  not  to  mean  anything,  vote  it  down  as  you  ought  to  do. 
I  tell  you,  gentlemen,  we  have  reached  the  point  when,  if  a  man  can  not 
have  his  first  choice,  he  ought  to  have  his  second  choice,  and,  failing  in 
that,  his  seventh  or  seventieth  choice,  so  that  we  may  name  a  man  for  the 
Republican  ticket  in  Illinois.  Again  I  say,  I  do  not  say  this  in  the  interest 
of  any  candidate,  but  I  do  say  it  in  the  interests  of  the  whole  people  of 
this  State,  as  I  conceive  their  interests  are  wrapped  up  in  the  interests 
of  the  Republican  party.  Now,  gentlemen,  I  don't  intend  to  inflict  the 
hour  upon  you,  yet  there  is  one  thing  that  I  want  to  add.  I  want  to 
ask  the  unanimous  consent  of  this  convention,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  each 
and  every  one  of  the  seven  gentlemen  who  have  been  voted  for  and  are 
candidates  in  this  convention  may  have  five  minutes  in  which  to  address 
this  convention  and  give  his  views  upon  this  question. 

Chairman  Cannon  asked  if  there  were  any  objections.  ''  The 
chair  hears  none,"  he  added,  after  a  pause.  Then  came  a  shout 
from  the  rear  of  the  hall,  "  Object,"  "  Object."  But  it  was  too 
late  ;  the  delegate  had  not  been  recognized,  and  Chairman  Cannon 
dryly  remarked : 

"  For  all  the  chair  knows,  it  was  a  voice  from  the  tomb,  or  an 
outsider."  [Laughter.] 

CANDIDATES  FOR  GOVERNOR  ADDRESS  CONVENTION. 

"  Mr.  Chairman,"  Mr.  Reeves  resumed,  "  I  reserve  the  bal- 
ance of  my  time,  and  reserve  the  right  at  any  time  to  move  the 
previous  question,  and  now,  sir,  I  yield  five  minutes  to  Colonel 
Lowden  that  he  may  express  his  opinion." 

Colonel  Lowden  rose  upon  a  chair  at  the  front  of  the  conven- 
tion, and  turning  to  the  delegates  spoke  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Fellow  Republicans :  I  believe  that  this  deadlock 
ought  to  be  broken.  [Applause.]  For  two  weeks  and  more  I  have 


340  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

repeatedly  stated  that  I  would  welcome  any  solution  of  this  problem  which 
was  not  inimical  to  the  interests  of  the  loyal  delegates  supporting  me. 
[Applause.]  I  have  asked  during  that  time  that  my  own  political  fortunes 
be  disregarded;  that  only  the  party  and  my  friends  be  considered. 

Yesterday,  when  some  other  form  of  ballot  was  suggested,  I  stated 
frankly  and  fully  that  my  friends  and  I  would  welcome  any  form  of 
ballot  which  it  might  be  thought  would  end  this  deadlock.  In  response 
to  the  question  put  to  me,  I  stated  that  I  would  go  before  this  convention 
with  the  other  candidates  and  promptly  release  my  delegates  from  any 
instructions  or  any  pledges  to  support  my  candidacy.  [Applause.]  I  added 
further  that  any  remedy  recommended  by  the  gentlemen  of  this  committee 
would  be  cheerfully  acquiesced  in  by  me  without  reference  to  any  political 
ambition  of  my  own.  [Applause.]  I  am  still  *a  candidate,  but  before  I  was 
a  candidate  I  was  a  Republican.  After  I  shall  cease  to  be  a  candidate,  I 
will  still  be  a  Republican.  [Applause.] 

I  make  these  statements  because  it  seems  to  me  that  the  ambition  of 
any  man  here  is  small  indeed  compared  with  the  weal  of  the  five  million 
people  within  the  borders  of  Illinois.  I  am  a  Republican  from  conviction. 
I  believe  that  this  Republic  of  ours  is  the  last,  best  hope  of  the  world, 
and  I  believe  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart  that  the  destiny  of  this 
Republic  is  in  the  keeping  of  the  Republican  party.  Believing  this  as  I 
do,  I  believe  that  whether  we  are  rich  or  poor,  the  best  heritage  we  shall 
leave  our  children  will  be  our  institutions  unimpaired.  I  will  yield  to 
any  remedy,  any  recommendation  whatsoever,  which  will  end  this  dead- 
lock and  let  us  return  to  our  homes.  [Applause.] 

And  now,  my  friends,  let  us  forget  all  else  except  that  we  are  Repub- 
licans. I  favor  this  resolution,  and  trust  my  friends  will  support  it.  I 
thank  you.  [Applause.] 

After  the  applause  had  subsided,  following  Colonel  Lowden's 
remarks,  Mr.  Reeves  said : 

"If  Governor  Yates  is  in  the  room  —  I  do  not  see  him  for  the 
moment  —  I  will  yield  to  him  five  minutes." 

Governor  Yates,  getting  upon  his  chair,  just  across  the  aisle 
from  that  on  which  Colonel  Lowden  had  stood,  turned  to  the  con- 
vention and  said : 

Gentlemen  of  this  convention,  the  privilege  and  pleasure  of  speaking 
to  this  magnificent  body  of  delegates  for  a  few  moments  is  a  privilege 
as  pleasant  as  it  is  totally  unexpected.  Having  had  no  notice  whatever 
of  the  proposition  to  allow  candidates  for  Governor  to  speak  to  you,  I  have 
no  set  words  in  which  to  address  you  at  this  moment.  I  have  been  going 
up  and  down  the  State  of  Illinois  for  over  one  hundred  days,  believing 
that  there  could  be  no  higher  privilege  than  that  of  pleading  a  just  cause 
before  a  jury  that  I  know  will  do  right,  the  Republicans  of  Illinois. 
[Applause.]  Believing  in  common  not  only  with  the  candidates  for  Gov- 
ernor, but,  I  presume,  in  common  with  every  other  Republican  in  this  con- 
vention and  in  Illinois,  that  the  ultimate  and  divinely  ordained  mission 
of  the  American  people  can  be  carried  out  and  accomplished  only  through 
the  sublime  principles  of  the  Republican  party,  I  have  been  submitting 
every  question  directly  to  the  rank  and  file  of  this  party.  Accordingly, 
yesterday  my  friends,  upon  the  floor  of  this  convention,  proposed  that  in 
view  of  this  deadlock  we  refer  this  whole  matter  of  the  Republican  nomi- 
nation for  Governor  to  the  fountain  head,  to  the  Republican  voters  of 
the  State.  The  delegates  to  this  convention,  in  their  discretion  and  in 
their  wisdom,  decided  not  to  adopt  that  resolution  which  came  from  my 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


341 


friends,  that  solution,  which  I  believe  to  be  the  correct  solution,  the  final 
solution,  because  it  involves  a  decision  from  which  there  lies  no  appeal. 
That  decision  having  been  given  by  you,  I  cheerfully  submitted. 

Now,  in  common  with  every  other  candidate  for  Governor,  I  favor  any 
proposition  which  will  result,  as  this  convention  has  already  resulted,  in 
cementing  closer  than  ever  the  bonds  of  patriotism  which  bind  us  together 
as  members  of  the  greatest  political  party  and  organization  upon  which 
the  sun  ever  shone,  at  any  time,  in  any  clime.  [Applause.]  Therefore, 
without  waiting  to  be  called  upon  to  address  this  convention,  in  an  upper 
room  in  this  arsenal  building  I  stated  to  483  delegates  of  this  convention 
that,  Governorship  or  no  Governorship,  loving  the  Republican  party  more 
than  I  loved  either  office  or  self,  without  any  resolution,  without  any 
solicitation,  while  still  remaining  a  candidate,  and  trusting  to  that  friend- 
ship and  that  fidelity  and  loyalty  which  is  without  money  and  without 
price,  I  voluntarily  released  every  Yates  delegate,  in  advance.  [Applause.] 


From   a  photograph   by  Alderman   Frank   L.    Race,   Chicago. 

MR.   DENEEN  RELEASING  HIS  DELEGATES. 

A   VIEW    OF    THE    CONVENTION    WHILE    HE    WAS    TALKING MR.    DENEEN    STANDS    ON    A    CHAIR 

AT     THE     FARTHER     END     OF     THE     AISLE. 


342  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

They  were  kind  enough  by  a  unanimous  rising  vote  to  refuse  to  be  released. 
[Applause.]  But  I  say  to  you  again,  you  Republicans  of  Illinois,  who  have 
done  me  the  high  favor  to  follow  me  through  all  these  ballots,  I  want  no 
misunderstanding  about  this  matter  —  I  am  still  a  candidate  for  Governor 
before  this  convention,  but  you  do  as  you  please  now  and  I  shall  be 
satisfied.  [Applause.]  Of  the  485  delegates,  only  one-half  of  them  were 
ever  instructed,  and  the  other  half  have  voted  as  long  and  as  hard  as 
those  that  were  instructed. 

In  conclusion,  thanking  you,  Mr.  Chairman  and  gentlemen  of  the 
convention,  for  the  privilege  of  addressing  you  these  few  moments,  I  ask 
of  my  friends  in  this  convention  to  vote  aye  on  this  resolution.  In  my 
opinion,  it  makes  no  difference  to  a  Republican  delegate  whether  he  is 
hitched  or  unhitched.  [Applause.] 

Following  Governor  Yates'  remarks,  Walter  Reeves  again 
rose  to  his  chair,  and  inquired  for  Air.  Deneen,  saying : 

"  I  now  yield  five  minutes  to  Mr.  Deneen." 

Mr.  Deneen,  as  he  came  forward  and  mounted  a  chair  in  front 
of  the  chairman's  platform,  was  received  with  applause.  He 
addressed  the  convention  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I  said  when  I 
announced  my  candidacy  for  this  office  that  I  should  make  a  campaign 
for  the  party  rather  than  for  myself ;  and  I  stated  at  that  time  that  whoever 
was  fortunate  enough  to  receive  the  nomination  in  this  convention  would 
receive  the  cordial  support  of  every  delegate  who  would  support  my 
claims  in  the  convention.  I  have  so  stated  at  every  meeting  where  I 
have  spoken  in  this  State.  I  believe  now  we  have  arrived  at  a  crisis  in 
this  convention.  I  believe  that  something  should  be  done  and  that  it 
should  be  done  to-day.  Gentlemen  who  favored  my  candidacy  met  this 
morning  and  they  agreed  there  to  support  this  resolution  —  not  because 
they  believed  it  to  be  the  most  satisfactory,  but  because  they  believed  it 
to  be  the  most  practicable'  at  this  time.  I  believe,  and  they  believe,  that 
the  most  satisfactory  solution  of  this  problem  would  be  for  each  delegation 
in  every  county  and  ward  and  commissioners'  district  in  this  entire  con- 
vention to  meet  and  determine  for  itself  its  course  in  reference  to  its  own 
instructions.  We  have  not  felt  free  to  tamper  with  instructions  for  other 
candidates.  We  do  feel  free  to  tamper  with  our  own.  and  I  stated  this 
morning  to  my  friends  that  we  should  go  in  and  vote  for  this  resolution, 
and  that  every  delegate  was  released  so  far  as  his  obligation  relates  to 
me,  and  he  could  vote  as  he  might  choose  in  this  convention,  and  I  say 
so  now.  I  want  to  thank  this  body  of  delegates  for  the  cordial  reception 
they  have  accorded  me  both  in  this  convention  and  in  the  corridors  of  the 
hotel,  where  I  have  met  them.  I  thank  you.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Reeves :  If  General  Hamlin  is  in  this  room  I  would  be 
glad  to  yield  to  him  five  minutes. 

Mr.  Hamlin  addressed  the  convention  as  follows  : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  We  are  here  under 
circumstances  unparalleled  in  the  history  of  the  Republican  party  of  this 
State.  Representatives  of  the  party,  selected  as  we  have  selected  them 
for  years,  are  here  in  convention  assembled.  This  convention  has  been  in 
session  for  many  days.  You  are  here  as  I  am  —  to  do  the  best  for  the 
Republican  party,  which  I  love  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart.  [Applause.] 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  343 

I  want  harmony  to  prevail.  We  want  this  convention  to  nominate  a 
ticket  without  further  delay.  Republican  success  is  more  important  than 
any  man's  candidacy.  A  further  deadlock  will  only  embitter  the  situation. 
I  do  not  require  the  action  of  this  convention  upon  this  resolution. 
Whether  it  passes  or  not ;  whether  you  refuse  to  act  upon  it  or  not,  as  a 
Republican,  loving  this  great  party  and  wanting  it  to  continue  in  power  in 
this  State  and  in  this  nation  —  this  party  that  has  clothed  the  laborer 
in  the  robes  of  prosperity  —  that  has  given  to  this  country  all  that  it 
has  or  can  expect  or  hope  for  in  the  future  —  in  order  to  insure  harmony 
of  action  and  break  the  present  deadlock,  I  release  my  delegates  here  and 
now,  without  regard  to  what  action  the  convention  may  take  upon  the 
proposed  resolution.  [Applause.] 

Gentlemen,  let  us  remember,  sitting  here  as  you  do  to-day,  almost 
within  the  shadow  of  the  tomb  of  the  man  who  first  led  this  party  —  sitting 
here  in  the  third  State  in  this  Union  —  let  us  nominate  a  ticket.  Let  us 
do  it  speedily,  and  whoever  you  may  select  as  the  standard  bearer  let  us 
rally  around  him  and  the  ticket  you  make,  and  again  sweep  the  State  of 
Illinois  for  the  Republican  party  and  its  candidates.  That'  is  all  I  desire. 
My  candidacy  is  a  mere  atom  compared  with  the  continuation  of  the 
policies  of  the  Republican  party.  Rise  high  enough,  be  big  enough  to  act 
promptly  and  patriotically,  and  let  us  make  a  ticket.  If  I  do  not  head  it, 
I  will  follow  in  the  rear,  as  I  have  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  fighting  for 
it  so  long  as  I  have  left  the  power  to  fight  for  it.  [Cheers.] 

Mr.  Reeves :  If  Judge  Sherman  is  in  this  room  I  would  be 
glad  to  yield  to  him  five  minutes. 

Mr.  Sherman  came  forward,  mounted  a  chair  and  addressed 
the  convention  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  This  Convention,  and  to  the  Candi- 
dates in  This  Convention :  If  you  will  permit  me  to  paraphrase  holy  writ, 
if,  Mr.  Chairman,  the  candidates  love  the  Republican  party,  then  obey 
its  commandments.  [Laughter  and  applause.]  Those  commandments 
are  to  you  delegates  to  nominate  a  Republican  ticket.  Why  don't  you  do 
it?  [Laughter.]  This  is  not  a  time  for  Republican  precepts;  but  it  is 
a  time  for  party  action.  These  delegates,  Mr.  Chairman,  and  these  candi- 
dates are  now  before  the  bar  of  public  opinion  in  Illinois.  Let  that  judg- 
ment be  pronounced  in  November,  and  let  that  verdict  in  November  stamp 
the  wisdom  of  our  conduct  here  the  second  day  of  June.  Therefore, 
if  we  be  Republicans,  let  us  be  governed  by  the  logic  of  events  in  this 
convention.  More  than  two  weeks  ago  in  this  armory  the  little  band  of 
delegates  who  have  honored  me  for  these  days  with  their  support,  observ- 
ing the  logic  of  the  situation,  anticipated  the  demands  of  this  resolution 
and  were  released  from  their  instructions,  and  I  was  happy  to  go  off  the 
map  of  Illinois  to  contribute  so  much  to  the  solution  of  this  much-vexed 
problem.  [Cheers.]  I  am  perfectly  willing  to  do  so  now  and  with  the 
further  words,  hoping  that  again  holy  writ  may  be  confirmed  and  that  the 
last  may  be  first,  I  am  for  this  resolution  at  this  time.  [Laughter  and 
applause.] 

The  time  has  come,  Mr.  Chairman,  when  the  loyalty  of  friends 
demands  its  merger  in  the  broader  interests  of  the  Republican  party  of 
this  State.  [Applause.]  For  one,  I  do  not  care  in  this  convention  for 
the  support  of  a  solitary  friend  if  that  support  stands  in  the  way  of  a 
successful  solution  of  this  question.  [Applause.]  I  here  and  now  release 
every  friend  I  have  [applause],  whether  the  instructions  are  expressed 
ones  or  implied  ones  —  any  place,  in  any  county  in  Illinois ;  and  it  is 
implied  instructions,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  are  hurting  this  convention  as 


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THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


much  as  expressed  ones  [applause]  ;  and  I  want  to  say  to  you  delegates 
here  who  have  followed  the  fortunes  of  your  candidates  in  this  eventful 
convention,  that  unless  you  can  take  not  only  the  letter  but  the  spirit  of 
this  resolution,  it  will  be  unavailing.  You  must  take  the  spirit  of  this 
resolution  that  you  absolve  yourselves  as  friends  from  the  support  of 
candidates,  and  then  devote  your  energies  to  the  task  of  nominating  a 
ticket  and  obeying  the  mandatory  instructions  of  the  Republican  party, 
which  are  a  mandatory  obligation  upon  us  all.  The  time  for  paying  compli- 
ments has  ceased,  and  the  time  for  action  has  arrived ;  and  I  return  to 
my  seat  in  my  delegation  prepared  to  demonstrate  by  my  deeds  the  sin- 
cerity of  my  words.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Reeves :  If  Colonel  Warner  is  in  this  room,  I  will  be 
glad  to  yield  to  him  five  minutes. 

Colonel  Warner,  who  was  sitting  with  the  DeWitt  County 
delegation,  walked  forward  and  mounting  the  same  chair  which 
had  served  the  other  candidates  —  the  Governor's  chair  at  the 
head  of  the  Morgan  delegation  —  addressed  the  convention  as 
follows : 


From   a   photograph   by   Alderman    Frank   L.    Race,    Chicago. 
A  CONFERENCE. 

A  "SNAP-SHOT"  TAKEN  JUST  OUTSIDE  CONVENTION  HALL  —  JUDGE  HANECY  STANDS  ON 
THE  RIGHT,  FACING  THE  WALL;  MR.  LORIMER,  WITH  HIS  SNUG-FITTING  CAP,  IS 
PARTLY  VISIBLE;  STATE  SENATOR  JOHN  HUMPHREY  STANDS  ON  THE  LEFT. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  345 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Delegates  of  This  Convention :  I  can  not  under- 
stand how  there  could  be  any  objection  to  passing  this  resolution.  It  is 
but  declaratory  of  the  common  law,  the  unwritten  law,  the  practice  and 
precedents  of  all  conventions  that  have  gone  before  us.  The  obligation 
of  every  instruction  given  to  the  delegates  of  this  convention  has  been 
absolved  long  ago  by  their  conduct  and  by  their  votes ;  and  now  they  are 
free  to  act,  and  should  be  free  to  act,  regardless  of  this  or  any  other 
resolution.  Unless  instructions  are  considered  as  absolved  at  some  time, 
a  nomination  can  never  be  made,  unless  one  of  the  candidates  has  a  full 
majority  on  the  first  ballot.  As  I  understand  it,  the  candidates  are  called 
upon  to  discuss  the  advisability  of  the  adoption  of  this  resolution.  I  can 
see  no  occasion  for  going  before  the  jury  on  the  question,  as  all  the  parties 
to  the  controversy  admit  that  it  should  be  passed.  And  so  it  is  simply 
wasting  time  to  make  these  speeches  to  you,  except  to  offer  ourselves  in 
evidence  and,  to  some  extent,  electioneer  for  ourselves.  [Laughter.]  It 
is  rather  a  thinly  disguised  proceeding,  but  I  will  take  my  chances  with 
the  other  reputable  gentlemen  in  this  race. 

We  are  all  Republicans  and  wish  the  success  of  our  partv,  not  for 
the  benefit  of  ourselves  alone  but  for  the  benefit  of  the  whole  people  — 
not  only  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  but  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  world ; 
and  we  should  subserve  personal  interests  to  the  interests  of  all.  I  have 
loved  the  Republican  party,  I  have  worked  for  it,  voted  for  it,  fought  for 
it,  ever  since  I  grew  to  manhood.  [Applause.]  I  do  not  submit  my  claims 
upon  any  particular  event  in  my  life,  but  upon  my  conduct  during  the 
whole  of  my  life. 

Now,  we  should  get  together  and  nominate  a  ticket,  and  nominate 
the  strongest  ticket  we  can.  The  interests  of  the  individual  are  nothing 
as  compared  to  the  interests  of  the  party  and  the  people.  We  should 
throw  aside  our  personal  preferences  —  we  should  disregard  solicitations  — 
and  consider  our  duty  to  select  candidates  who  will  carry  the  strongest 
vote  with  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  Then  we  should  nominate 
them,  and  pitch  in  and  work  for  them  with  energy  until  the  election,  and 
see  that  they  carry  Illinois  by  the  old-time  Republican  majority.  [Cheers.] 

Mr.  Reeves :  If  the  Hon.  John  H.  Pierce  is  in  the  room  I  will 
gladly  yield  to  him  five  minutes. 

Mr.  Pierce,  mounting  a  chair,  addressed  the  convention  as 
follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  As  my  friend  Sher- 
man remarked  a  while  ago,  there  are  times  when  the  last  should  be  first, 
and  if  that  holds  good  it  means  me.  [Laughter.]  Gentlemen  of  the  con- 
vention [cries  of  "Louder,  louder!"],  I  know  more  about  iron  than  I  do 
about  oratory.  I  am  considerably  embarrassed  to  be  called  uoon  as  a 
candidate.  While  my  name  has  appeared  upon  the  list,  and  while  I  have 
had  a  good  many  friends  who  have  stood  by  me  and  voted  for  me  under 
all  circumstances,  and  persistently,  as  you  all  must  admit,  I  am  not  only 
in  favor  of  this  resolution,  but  I  am  in  favor  of  it  to  such  an  extent  that  I 
shall  not  only  release  those  gentlemen  but  I  shall  urge  them  to  cast 
their  votes  for  any  one  that  may  be  selected  by  this  convention  —  not  only 
by  the  convention,  if  that  is  impossible,  but  by  a  committee,  or  in  any 
manner  that  will  end  this  deadlock.  As  has  been  remarked,  we,  as  Repub- 
licans, are  more  interested  in  the  result  in  November  than  we  are  in  the 
selection  of  any  particular  individual ;  and  whoever  you  may  nominate, 
you  will  find,  when  the  ballots  are  counted,  that  western  and  northwestern 
Illinois,  as  always,  will  be  in  line,  and  you  will  find  that  Theodore  Roose- 
velt, and  whoever  you  nominate  here,  will  have  the  usual  Republican 
majority  that  will  be  in  the  aggregate  greater  than  ever  before.  [Applause.] 


346  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

MR.  REEVES  :  Gentlemen,  the  originator  of  this  resolution  is 
Mr.  Parker,  of  Rock  Island  county,  and  I  want  to  yield  five 
minutes  to  him. 

John  W.  Parker,  of  Rock  Island,  was  recognized,  and  said: 

Mr.  Chairman,  the  statements  made  by  the  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions  are  sufficiently  comprehensive  to  cover  in  full  the 
attitude  of  our  committee.  With  preference  for  none  and  prejudice  against 
none,  having  at  heart  nothing  but  the  welfare  of  the  Republican  party, 
considering  the  claims  of  the  respective  candidates  only  in  the  light  of  their 
equal  rights  as  individuals,  inspired  by  the  certainly  commendable  desire 
to  simplify  and,  if  possible,  clear  up  the  existing  situation,  with  the  unani- 
mous endorsement  of  the  representatives  on  our  committee  of  the  various 
candidates,  we  have  reported  it  back  with  the  recommendation  that  it  do 
pass.  I  do  not  misstate  the  fact,  gentlemen,  when  I  say  this  is  the  weakest 
body  of  Republicans  ever  assembled  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  for  the  brave 
man  is  he  who  knows  how  to  yield  and  when  to  yield.  In  this  I  am  includ- 
ing myself  and  my  own  delegation,  for  we  have  been  as  unyielding  as 
any,  but,  speaking  for  them  and  for  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  and, 
I  hope  most  earnestly,  for  the  body  of  this  convention,  I  believe  the  time 
for  action  has  come.  No  man  can  go  down  to  defeat  to-day  —  and  some 
must  go  down  —  without  feeling  as  highly  honored  by  the  support  he  has 
received  as  he  could  by  anything  on  earth  short  of  the  nomination  itself. 
Speaking  for  the  committee,  I  implore  the  convention  to  take  advantage 
of  this  resolution. 

CHAIRMAN   CANNON   ADVISES  A  COMPROMISE. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  asks  the  gentleman  from  La- 
Salle  to  yield  to  the  Chair  five  minutes.  I  believe  I  had  one  vote 
at  one  time.  [Laughter.] 

Mr.  Reeves :  I  want  to  say  to  this  convention  that  I  take  great 
pleasure  in  yielding  five,  or  twenty-five  minutes,  to  the  chairman 
of  this  convention.  [Applause.] 

Chairman  Cannon  then  addressed  the  convention  as  follows : 

I  desire  the  attention  of  the  convention  for  five  minutes.  I  have 
presided  over  a  body  of  almost  four  hundred  men  —  I  have  been  a  member 
of  the  greatest  legislative  body  on  earth  for  almost  thirty  years.  In  that 
time,  no  matter  of  legislation  of  importance  ever  has  been  enacted  without 
a  compromise.  The  Constitution  itself  —  the  best  and  strongest  of  any 
constitution,  written  or  unwritten,  on  earth  —  was  a  compromise  between 
the  Washingtons  and  Madisons  and  Jeffersons  and  the  fathers  that  made 
it.  [Cheers.] 

In  all  time,  where  considerable  bodies  of  men  control,  each  captain  has 
his  partisans,  and  so  it  will  ever  be.  We  have  been  trying  for  two  weeks 
to  make  one-half,  and  one  vote  more,  out  of  a  third.  Nobody  but  God 
can  do  it,  and  He  won't  do  it,  because  he  never  violates  His  universal 
law.  [Laughter.] 

Now,  then,  we  are  in  a  condition  where  the  people  expect  this  second- 
best  Republican  State  in  the  Union  —  Pennsylvania  first,  Illinois  second  — 
this  State,  third  in  population,  third  in  manufactures,  first  in  agriculture, 
the  home  of  Lincoln  and  Oglesby  and  Douglas  and  Grant  and  Lovejoy  — 
where  the  people  expect  us  to  place  Illinois  as  a  stone  in  the  arch  of  sue- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  347 

cess  which  is  to  be  completed  in  its  erection  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  Novem- 
ber next.  [Cheers.]  It  is  a  question,  not  of  which,  but  of  any.  I  can 
take  service,  as  one  member  of  the  party,  under  the  leadership  of  either  of 
the  gallant  captains  that  are  before  the  convention.  [Cheers.]  And  if 
we  can  not  agree  on  one  of  them,  I  can  take  service  under  the  leadership 
and  banner  of  any  other  of  a  hundred  competent  men  whom  you  can  draft 
into  the  service  if  you  want  to.  [Laughter  and  applause.] 

One  further  word.  As  I  recollect  the  story,  when  God's  chosen 
people  went  out  of  Egypt  and  crossed  the  Red  Sea,  seeking  the  promised 
land,  they  began  to  murmur.  Some  of  them  wanted  to  stay  there.  Some 
wanted  to  go  back.  Some  wanted  to  go  under  the  lead  of  Aaron ;  some 
under  the  lead  of  another  captain ;  some  under  the  lead  of  still  another. 
And  they  murmured  without  making  any  headway ;  and  it  is  recorded 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  said,  "  Tell  the  people  to  go  forward." 
[Laughter.]  One  further  remark,  and  I  am  done.  I  am  older  than  most 
of  you.  I  was  in  the  Republican  convention  in  Springfield  in  1862. 
Lincoln  had  just  given  notice  of  the  Emancipation  Proclamation.  We 
met,  and  men  were  dumb  —  some  with  surprise,  and  some  with  fear,  and 
some  with  cowardice.  Over  that  convention  presided  Burton  C.  Cook. 
In  that  convention  was  Owen  Lovejoy.  The  Committee  on  Resolutions 
reported.  They  endorsed,  in  cold  words,  the  administration  of  Lincoln  — 
in  cold  words  the  administration  of  Yates.  They  did  not  say  a  word  about 
that  splendid  notice,  that  proclamation  of  freedom,  issued  in  order  that 
the  Republic  might  live  —  on  that  the  resolutions  were  silent.  Owen 
Lovejoy  —  in  my  mind's  eye  I  can  see  him  rising  now  —  arose  and 
addressed,  "Mr.  Chairman."  All  around  delegates  said  "  Sit  down !  Sit 
down  !  Sit  down !  "  "  Sh  —  sh  —  sh  !"  came  the  hiss.  He  said,  "  I  am 
here  an  American  citizen  in  a  Republican  convention ;  I  am  entitled  to 
recognition  and  the  freedom  of  speech."  Burton  Cook  recognized  him. 
He  did  not  talk  to  exceed  five  minutes,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  it 
seemed  to  me  he  spoke  as  never  man  spoke  before.  At  the  end  of  that 
talk  he  offered  the  resolution  endorsing  the  emancipation  proclamation, 
notice  of  which  had  been  given  by  Lincoln  but  a  few  days  before. 

The  dumb  spake.  The  knees  ceased  to  shake.  The  brethren  gathered 
together  the  "  pale  people "  —  some  of  them  got  out.  But  they  adopted 
that  amendment,  and  then  that  great  Republican,  that  great  apostle  of 
freedom  rose  and  said :  "  Now  I  can  say  with  Simeon  of  old,  '  Lord,  let 
thy  servants  depart  in  peace,  for  mine  eyes  have  beheld  thy  salvation.' " 
[Applause.] 

So  let  it  be  declared  here.  We  are  the  people  that  are  right.  The 
Philistines  are  trying  to  form  their  lines  and  get  after  us.  The  dry-bones 
are  shaking.  We  have  a  contest  before  us.  I  want  to  get  into  it.  I  want 
you  to  get  into  it.  Nominate  any  of  these  men,  but  nominate  some  one 
of  them,  and  do  it  to-day.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Reeves  then  asked  for  a  vote  on  the  resolution.  Chair- 
man Cannon  put  the  question  of  its  adoption  to  a  viva  voce  vote, 
which  was  unanimous. 

Chairman  Cannon:    Does  the  gentleman  desire  a  roll-call? 

Mr.  Reeves :  I  think  not.  The  vote  is  so  absolutely  unanimous  that 
I  think  there  can  be  no  doubt. 

Chairman  Cannon :  There  being  no  vote  against  this  resolution,  the 
Chair  declares  that  the  motion  of  the  gentleman  from  La  Salle  prevails, 
and  that  the  resolution  is  agreed  to. 


348  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THE  BALLOTING  IS  RESUMED. 

The  chairman  then  directed  the  secretary  to  call  the  roll  for 
the  sixty-seventh  ballot.  On  this  ballot  changes  were  as  follows : 

Bond  county  —  Yates  lost  two  to  Lowden. 

Bureau  county  —  Lowden  lost  one  to  Hamlin. 

Fourth  Ward   (Chicago) — Deneen  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

DeKalb  county  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Warner. 

Jackson  county  —  Lowden  lost  one  to  Hamlin. 

Jefferson  county  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Hamlin. 

Johnson  county  —  Yates   lost  one   to   Deneen. 

La  Salle  county  —  Sherman  lost  one  to  Warner. 

Madison  county — Sherman  lost  one  to  Lowden. 

Massac  county  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Lowden. 

Peoria  county  —  Lowden  lost  two;  Hamlin  and  Sherman  gained  one 
each. 

Pike  county  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Hamlin. 

St.  Clair  county  —  Lowden  lost  one,  Deneen  two,  and  Sherman  gained 
three. 

Vermilion  county  —  Hamlin  lost  three  to  Yates. 

Whiteside  county  —  Yates  lost  two  to  Deneen. 

The  sixty-seventh  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  471;  Lowden,  4085/2;  Deneen,  386^/2;  Hamlin,  118;  Warner, 
39;  Sherman,  53;  Pierce,  26. 

On  the  sixty-eighth  ballot  C.  J.  Lindley  announced  the  vote 
of  Bond  county,  taking  the  place  of  Lieutenant-Governor  North- 
cott.  The  changes  were  as  follows : 

Bureau  —  Pierce  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

Twelfth  Ward   (Chicago) — Deneen  lost  two  to  Lowden. 

DeKalb  —  Lowden  lost  one  to  Warner. 

Iroquois  —  Sherman  gained  thirteen  votes  from  Lowden  and  Hamlin. 

Knox  —  Pierce  gained  twelve  votes  from  all  the  other  candidates,  they 
being  given  one  each. 

La  Salle  —  Sherman  gained  one  from  Pierce. 

Monroe  —  Yates  lost  two  to  Pierce. 

Pulaski  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Vermilion  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Wabash  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Warner. 

Washington  —  Sherman  gained  six  votes,  Lowden  lost  three,  Deneen 
lost  three. 

White  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Deneen. 

Whiteside  —  Yates  lost  one  to  Warner. 

Woodford  —  Sherman  gained  six,  Deneen  lost  three,  Hamlin  lost 
three. 

The  sixty-eighth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  464;  Lowden,  400^2;  Deneen,  370^;  Hamlin,  107;  Warner, 
42;  Sherman,  80;  Pierce,  38. 

At  12:12,  on  motion  of  Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott,  the 
convention  took  a  recess  until  3  o'clock  P.M. 


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349 


GETTING  READY  FOR  THE  STAMPEDE. 
Thus,  two  ballots  following  the  adoption  of  the  "  release  " 
resolution,  and  following  the  speeches  of  candidates  releasing  their 
delegates,  had  failed  to  develop  any  marked  changes.  It  seemed 
indeed  a  remarkable  situation ;  for  aught  that  was  disclosed  by 
the  ballots,  the  deadlock  might  go  on  forever. 


THE 
SOLUTION 


YATE$ 
SHERMAN 

DEN£EN 

PIERCE 
HAMLIN 
WARNER 
LOWDEN 


THE  SHERMAN  "TAG." 

THE    TWO    SIDES    OF    A   QUEER    LITTLE    CARD    THAT    MADE    ITS    APPEARANCE    IN    THE    CONVENTION 
ON    THE    SECOND    OF    JUNE. 

But  the  noon  recess  made  it  clear  that  the  releasing  of  dele- 
gates was  not  wholly  a  meaningless  episode.  Candidates  and 
leaders  spent  three  of  the  busiest  hours  of  the  entire  deadlock. 
Judge  Sherman's  speech  before  the  convention  at  the  morning 


350  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

session  had  made  a  fine  impression,  and  it  was  regarded  as  sig- 
nificant that  on  the  closing  ballot  his  vote  had  risen  to  eighty. 
Advocates  of  his  nomination  sprang  up  unexpectedly,  and  before 
the  reconvening  of  the  convention  there  was  placed  on  each  dele- 
gate's chair  a  little  card  or  tag,  labeled,  "  The  Solution,"  and  on 
the  reverse  side  bearing  the  names  of  the  candidates  so  arranged 
as  to  spell  "  SHERMAN."  There  was  serious  discussion  of  a 
proposition  to  give  Sherman  a  "  try-out."  Such  a  plan  had  been 
talked  of  once  before  —  during  the  second  week  of  the  convention, 
after  the  Sherman  vote  had  been  given  to  Deneen  and  then 
returned  to  Sherman  —  but  it  had  been  abandoned  as  being  inex- 
pedient at  the  time.  Now,  however,  it  was  proposed  to  give  the 
McDonough  candidate  some  of  the  Deneen,  Lowden  and  Hamlin 
votes,  with  a  view  to  ascertaining  what  he  would  be  able  to 
achieve.  It  was  estimated  that  he  could  get  in  this  way  550  votes. 
This,  of  course,  was  not  sufficient  to  nominate  him,  but  it  was 
desired  to  give  him  a  complimentary  vote  at  least.  Deneen  and 
Hamlin  were  willing  to  do  this,  and  it  is  said  that  Colonel  Lowden 
personally  was  also  favorable  to  the  plan,  but  that  Senator  Cul- 
lom  stood  in  the  way.  "  Sherman  won't  do,"  he  is  reported  to 
have  said ;  "  he  is  too  radical."  And  so  the  proposed  Sherman 
"  try-out  "  was  given  up. 

The  Yates  and  the  Deneen  men  held  meetings  and  renewed 
their  determination  to  "  stand  pat."  They  were  now  on  the 
defensive,  for  the  long-expected  Lowden  stampede  was  being 
planned  for  the  afternoon,  and  the  chief  thing  which  the  two 
other  leading  candidates  had  to  do  was  to  keep  their  own  dele- 
gates from  breaking  away.  It  was  known  that,  in  spite  of  all  they 
could  do,  Yates  and  Deneen  would  lose  between  them  more  than 
a  hundred  votes  —  the  loss  falling  most  heavily  on  the  Gov- 
ernor—  and  that  the  other  candidates  also  would  sustain  some 
losses.  Judge  Sherman  was  asked  to  throw  his  vote  to  Lowden. 
but  he  declined  to  do  so  unless  Lowden  could  show  700  votes 
elsewhere  —  and  the  best  that  his  managers  could  positively 
promise  then  was  650. 

Through  the  hotel,  here  and  there,  several  important  meetings 
were  held.  The  delegates  from  the  Eighteenth  Congressional  Dis- 
trict (Speaker  Cannon's),  excepting  those  from  Kankakee 
and  Iroquois,  all  decided  to  go  to  Lowden.  The  Eleventh  Dis- 


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trict  (Senator  Hopkins')  delegates  held  a  caucus  and  decided  to 
vote  for  Lowden.  Scattered  through  the  State  were  other  coun- 
ties whose  delegates  got  together  and  decided  to  cast  their  lot 
with  Colonel  Lowden. 

The  Lowden  leaders  held  a  conference  in  Senator  Hopkins' 
room  in  the  hotel,  and  there  the  plans  for  the  afternoon  were  per- 
fected. The  gentlemen  present  included  the  two  Senators,  Con- 
gressman Lorimer,  Congressman  Snapp,  Walter  Reeves,  John  M. 
Smyth,  Fred  M.  Blount,  John  C.  Ames,  S.  H.  Bethea  and  a 
number  of  men  who  had  hitherto  been  supporting  Governor 
Yates.  An  effort  was  made  to  get  Judge  Hamlin  to  join  the 
conference,  but  he  remained  away.  But  without  Hamlin  and 
Sherman,  it  was  estimated  that  about  650  votes  for  Lowden  would 
be  forthcoming ;  and  it  was  regarded  as  reasonably  sure  that, 
with  so  many  votes  actually  cast,  the  remaining  102  necessary 
to  nominate  could  be  picked  up. 

And  so  the  Lowden  delegates,  as  they  marched  over  to  the 
convention  hall  that  afternoon,  with  a  light,  buoyant  step,  keep- 
ing time  to  triumphant  music,  waving  banners  and  shouting 
huzzas,  resembled  an  army  marching  to  certain  victory. 

Inside  the  hall  the  galleries  were  again  packed  with  thousands 
who  had  come  expecting  now  to  see  the  finish  of  the  deadlock.  A 
storm  was  gathering  outside  —  there  were  flashes  of  lightning 
and  heavy  thunder  —  and  something  of  a  storm  was  to  come 
also  in  the  convention. 


AFTERNOON  SESSION  BEGINS. 

It  was  3 125  when  Chairman  Cannon  called  the  convention 
to  order  for  the  afternoon  session.  The  sixty-ninth  ballot  was 
at  once  ordered,  and  it  required  only  the  calling  of  a  few  counties 
to  show  that  the  Lowden  stampede  was  under  way. 

The  first  incident  of  the  roll-call  came  when  the  Twenty- 
seventh  Ward  of  Chicago  was  reached.  Its  vote  was  announced 
solidly  for  Deneen,  as  on  previous  ballots,  but  Mark  A.  Foote 
challenged  the  vote.  What  seemed  to  be  a  free  fight  occurred 
in  the  delegation,  and  the  police  and  assistant  sergeants-at-arms 
were  dispatched  to  the  scene  of  the  trouble.  The  convention  was 
thrown  into  a  state  of  excitement  and  disorder.  Then  a  wav  was 


352  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

cleared  and  the  Twenty-seventh  Ward  delegates  were  marched 
up  before  the  chairman's  platform. 

As  they  came  forward,  Chairman  Cannon,  who  had  been 
pounding  his  table  vigorously,  seized  his  megaphone  and  said 
to  the  convention : 

Gentlemen  of  the  convention,  be  seated.  The  right  of  every  delegate 
shall  be  protected  and  each  delegate  shall  have  an  opportunity  to  be 
heard.  [Applause.]  The  Chair  is  quite  able  and  willing  to  protect  the 
rights  of  every  member  of  the  convention,  and  can  do  it  much  better 
without  the  help  of  volunteers  than  with  it.  [Laughter  and  applause.] 

Then  the  secretary  called  the  roll  of  the  delegation,  showing 
eleven  votes  for  Deneen  and  one  for  Lowden  —  the  Lowden  vote 
being  cast  by  Mr.  Foote. 

As  the  ballot  proceeded,  every  gain  by  Lowden  was  cheered. 
When  Will  county  was  reached  hundreds  of  flags  went  up  and  the 
cheering  lasted  for  several  minutes. 

Changes  on  the  sixty-ninth  ballot  were  as  follows : 

Bond   county  —  Yates  gained   two   from   Lowden. 

Boone  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Warner. 

Bureau  —  Deneen  gained  one  from  Pierce. 

Sixth  Ward  (Chicago) — Sherman  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Twelfth   Ward  —  Deneen   gained   two   from   Lowden. 

Thirteenth  Ward  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Deneen. 

Twenty-first  Ward  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Deneen. 

Twenty-seventh  Ward  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

DeKalb  county  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Yates  and  two  from 
Warner. 

Gallatin —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Yates. 

Iroquois  —  Deneen  gained  five,  Hamlin  eight,  Sherman  lost  thirteen. 

Jackson  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Johnson  —  Lowden  gained  five,  Yates  lost  four,  Deneen  lost  one. 

Kane — 'Lowden  gained  twenty-five,  Yates  lost  twenty-one,  Deneen 
lost  one,  Warner  lost  three. 

Knox  —  Lowden  gained  thirteen  from  Pierce. 

La  Salle  —  Lowden  gained  twenty-three,  Yates  lost  six,  Deneen  six, 
Hamlin  six,  Warner  two,  Sherman  two,  and  Pierce  one. 

Livingston  —  Lowden  gained  eleven,  Yates  lost  three,  Deneen  three, 
Hamlin  three,  Warner  one,  Sherman  one. 

Madison  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

McHenry  —  Lowden  gained  seven,  Yates  lost  two,  Hamlin  three,  War- 
ner two. 

Menard  —  Lowden    gained   two   from    Sherman. 

Monroe  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Sherman. 

Peoria  —  Lowden  gained  four,  Hamlin  lost  two,  Sherman  two. 

Pike  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Yates. 

Pulaski  —  Lowden  gained  three,  Yates  lost  two,  Deneen  one. 

Scott  —  Lowden  gained  one   from  Yates. 

St.  Clair  —  Lowden  gained  six,  Deneen  lost  three,  Sherman  three. 

Union  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Vermilion  —  Lowden  gained  nineteen,  Yates  gained  one,  Hamlin  lost 
twenty. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  353 

Wabash  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Washington  —  Lowden  gained  six  from  Sherman. 

Whiteside  —  Yates   gained   three,    Deneen   lost   two,   Warner   one. 

Will  —  Lowden  gained  twenty-five  from  Yates. 

Williamson  —  Hamlin  gained  nine  from  Yates. 

Woodford  —  Lowden    gained    four,    Deneen    two,    Sherman    lost    six. 

The  sixty-ninth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  388;  Lowden,  573^2;  Deneen,  358^.;  Hamlin,  87;  Warner, 
28;  Sherman,  44;  Pierce,  23. 

The  "  stampede  "  was  starting  off  well ;  Lowden  had  jumped 
from  400^  to  573>2 — a  gain  of  173^2  votes  on  a  single  ballot; 
and  on  the  next  ballot  he  was  to  go  higher. 

Changes  on  the  seventieth  ballot  were  as  follows : 

Alexander  county  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Bond  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates; 

Boone  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Bureau  —  Lowden  gained  one  and  Pierce  gained  one,  Deneen  and 
Hamlin  each  losing  one. 

Clark  —  Lowden  gained  seven  from  Yates. 

Coles  —  Lowden  gained  two  votes,  one  from  Yates  and  one  from 
Warner. 

Sixth  Ward  (Chicago) — Lowden  gained  one  from  Sherman. 

DeKalb  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

DuPage  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Kane  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

Madison  - —  Lowden    gained   one   from   Deneen. 

Pike  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

St.  Clair  —  Lowden  gained  five  votes,  three  from  Hamlin  and  two  from 
Deneen. 

Wayne  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Deneen. 

Whiteside  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Williamson  —  Yates  gained  nine  from  Hamlin. 

Woodford  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Deneen. 

The  seventieth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  381;  Lowden,  6oil/2;  Deneen,  351 J4;  Hamlin,  74;  Sherman, 
43 ;  Warner,  27 ;  Pierce,  24. 

Changes  on  the  seventy-first  ballot  were : 

Alexander  county  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Bond  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Yates. 
Champaign  —  Lowden  gained  two  from  Sherman. 
Coles  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
DeKalb  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Lowden. 
Menard  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
St.  Clair  —  Lowden  gained  four  from  Deneen. 
Union  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 
Whiteside  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Yates. 

The  seventy-first  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  380;  Lowden,  604^;  Deneen,  347^2;  Hamlin,  76;  Warner, 
29 ;  Sherman,  41 ;  Pierce,  24. 

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354  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

On  the  seventy-second  roll-call  the  changes  were  as  follows : 

Bond  county  —  Yates  gained   one   from  Lowden. 
Madison  —  Lowden   gained    one    from    Hamlin. 

Menard  —  Lowden  gained  two  votes,  one  from  Hamlin  and  one  from 
Sherman. 

Saline  —  Lowden  gained  six  from  Yates. 
Wahash  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 
Wayne  —  Warner  gained  one  from  Yates. 
Williamson  —  Hamlin   gained   one    from   Yates. 

The  seventy-second  roll-call  resulted : 

Yates,  363 ;  Lowden,  6141/2 ;  Deneen,  347% ;  Hamlin,  83 ;  Warner, 
30 ;  Sherman,  40 ;  Pierce,  24. 

The  principal  changes  on  the  seventy-third  roll-call  were : 

DeKalb  county  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 
Jefferson  —  Yates   gained   one   from   Hamlin. 
Madison  —  Lowden  gained  three  from  Hamlin. 
Monroe  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 
White  —  Deneen  gained  two   from   Yates. 

Whiteside  —  Yates  gained  two,  one  from  Deneen  and  one  from  War- 
ner. 

Williamson  —  Lowden  gained  nine  from  Hamlin  and  Yates. 

The  seventy-third  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  362;  Lowden,  631^2 ;  Deneen,  345^2 ;  Hamlin,  70;  Warner,  29; 
Sherman,  40;  Pierce,  24. 

PASSING  OF  THE  "HIGH-WATER  MARK." 

Thus  the  Lowden  vote  had  climbed  upward  for  five  ballots. 
All  of  the  activity  in  the  convention  during  these  ballots  had  been 
on  the  part  of  the  Lowden  managers.  The  other  candidates  and 
their  lieutenants  became,  for  the  time,  mere  on-lookers.  Yates 
and  Hamlin,  most  of  the  time,  sat  quietly  in  their  accustomed 
places  on  the  floor  of  the  convention.  Deneen  remained  in  his 
little  "  office  "  in  the  far-off  corner  of  the  hall,  coming  to  the  door 
occasionally  to  hear  the  result  of  a  ballot  announced  —  cool  and 
undisturbed,  as  ever.  Sherman  was  over  with  the  McDonough 
delegation.  Colonel  Warner  sat  in  a  victoria,  getting  the  fresh 
air,  just  outside  the  north  door  of  the  building. 

Here  he  was  sought  by  the  Lowden  men,  and  summoned 
inside  to  a  conference  with  Senator  Cullom,  but  he  refused  to 
give  up  his  delegates.  So  also  they  sent  for  Hamlin,  and  he  went 
to  "  conference  quarters,"  but  he  was  unyielding. 

Xow  it  seemed  to  be  understood  that  the  Lowden  vote  had 
reached  "  high-water  mark,"  and  suddenly  the  Yates  men  and 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


355 


the  Deneen  men  sprang  into  activity.  Deneen  emerged  from 
the  gatling  room ;  the  Yates  lieutenants,  who  had  been  scattered 
on  the  outer  edges  —  some  sitting  on  the  gun  carriages  that  had 
been  pushed  up  into  corners  —  came  back  to  their  accustomed 
places. 

On  the  next  ballot  (the  seventy-fourth)  the  Lowden  vote 
began  to  decline.  Among  the  changes  on  this  ballot  were  the 
following : 


i H5Y  6MWOT  BEAT  HIM 


THE    YATES    BANNER. 

THIS     WAS     THE     BANNER     THE     LOWERING     OF     WHICH     THREW     THE     CONVENTION      INTO 
UPROAR    ON     JUNE     2  ITS     DIMENSIONS     WERE     ABOUT     FIFTEEN     BY     TWENTY     FEET. 


Alexander  county  —  Lowden  gained  one   from  Yates. 

Cumberland  —  Lowden   gained  two   from  Yates. 

DeKalb  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Edwards  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Madison  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Menard — Hamlin  and  Sherman  gained  one  each  from  Lowden. 

Pulaski  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Vermilion  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 


356  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Wabash  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Warner. 
Wayne  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Warner. 
Williamson  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

The  seventy-fourth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  369 ;  Lowden,  629^  ;  Deneen,  345 y2  ;  Hamlin,  74 ;  Warner, 
28;  Sherman,  41 ;  Pierce,  24. 

A   YATES    BANNER   COMES    DOWN. 

The  most  exciting  episode  of  the  day  —  one  which  for  a  few 
minutes  promised  a  general  riot  in  the  convention  —  came  soon 
after  the  announcement  of  the  seventy-fourth  ballot.  A  big 
demonstration  was  started  for  Yates  ;  hundreds  of  Yates'  placards 
went  up  all  over  the  hall ;  hundreds  of  men  sprang  to  their  feet 
and  shouted  for  Yates.  In  the  midst  of  this  demonstration  a 
Yates  man  climbed  up  over  the  front  railing  of  the  press  platform 
to  the  chairman's  left,  and  as  he  reached  upward  with  the 
handle  of  an  umbrella  it  was  seen  that  he  was  trying  to  unfurl 
a  huge  banner,  which  was  now  observed  for  the  first  time.  The 
banner  had  been  carefully  rolled  up  and  attached  to  a  girder 
just  above  and  in  front  of  the  platform  a  few  days  before,  and 
only  a  few  had  knowledge  that  it  was  there.  Chairman  Cannon, 
anticipating  the  movement,  shouted :  "  Don't  lower,  that  ban- 
ner!" But  in  a  moment  the  man  with  the  umbrella  had  caught 
the  dangling  cord,  and  down  rolled  the  banner,  displaying  these 
words  before  the  convention  : 

"  YATES  FOR  GOVERNOR." 
"  Hold  the  fort  for  Yates,  the  winner ; 

We  feel  it  in  the  air ; 
Hold  the  fort ;  they  cannot  beat  him  ; 

Stick  and  he'll  get  there." 

"  Take  that  banner  down,"  Chairman  Cannon  ordered. 

On  the  platform  were  B.  H.  Brainerd,  sheriff  of  Sangamon 
county,  and  W.  J.  Butler,  of  Springfield,  and  they,  with  two  or 
three  others,  leaped  upon  the  press  tables,  seized  the  banner  and 
tore  it  from  the  girder  above.  As  the  banner  fell  to  the  floor 
below,  it  was  caught  by  the  Yates  men,  who  started  with  it  for 
the  little  balcony  back  of  the  platform.  As  they  lowered  it  from 
the  balcony  the  bottom  came  near  enough  to  the  floor  below  to  be 
seized  by  an  anti-Yates  man,  who  attempted  to  pull  it  down.  Sev- 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


357 


eral  Yates  men  standing  near  at  once  pounced  upon  the  man  and 
hurried  him  away.  Then  the  banner  was  fastened  up  amid  the 
wild  cheers  of  the  Yates  delegates,  and  it  remained  there  through 
the  rest  of  the  session. 

The  disorder  continued  in  the  convention.  Many  of  the  Yates 
men  had  taken  affront  at  the  tearing  down  of  the  banner,  and 
there  was  excitement  and  anger  all  over  the  hall.  The  pounding 
of  the  chairman's  gavel  was  only  motion,  and  "  Uncle  Joe  "  faced 
the  convention  in  apparent  dismay.  In  the  melee  on  the  platform 
Justice  George  Wood,  of  Chicago,  who  was  acting  as  an  assistant 


From   a   photograph   by   Alderman    Frank   L.    Race,    Chicago. 

MR.     DENEEN     AND    JAMES     REDDICK    OUT    FOR    A    WALK    THE     DAY     BEFORE    THE     NOMINATION. 

secretary,  was  struck  over  the  head  with  a  banner  by  a  man  (who 
was  not  a  delegate)  who  was  grabbed  by  the  police  and  ejected 
from  the  hall. 

It  took  fifteen  minutes  for  the  sergeants-at-arms  and  the  police 
to  get  the  delegates  back  into  their  seats.  Then  Chairman  Can- 
non said : 


358  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

''  I  want  the  attention  of  the  convention  for  thirty  seconds. 
The  rules  of  this  convention  will  be  enforced  if  it  is  in  the  power 
of  the  chairman  to  enforce  them.  For  the  little  episode  we  had 
here  a  moment  ago,  I  am  sure  Governor  Yates  is  not  responsible. 
In  my  judgment,  overzealous  friends  thoughtlessly  did  what  was 
done.  By  my  order,  as  chairman  of  this  convention,  to  preserve 
order,  that  banner,  coming  down  after  it  had  gone  up  against 
orders,  was  torn  down ;  and  if  it  had  been  the  banner  of  all  the 
kings  of  all  the  world  it  would  have  come  down.  [Cheers,  fol- 
lowed by  great  confusion.]  We  will  proceed  in  order  and  the 
whooping  beasts  about  here  will  not  affect  anybody.  I  say  again 
[Here  the  chairman  was  interrupted  by  shouts  of  "  Yates,  Yates, 
Yates "]  that  for  this  howling  mob  Governor  Yates  is  not 
responsible.  The  clerk  will  call  .the  roll." 

It  was  nearly  7  o'clock  when  the  calling  of  the  roll  for  the 
seventy-fifth  ballot  was  begun.  The  principal  changes  on  this 
ballot  were  as  follows : 

Alexander  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Bond  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 
Bureau  —  Yates   gained   one   from   Lowden. 
Cumberland  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
DeKalb  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Edwards  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Gallatin  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 
Johnson  —  Yates  gained  three  frofn  Lowden. 
Kane  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Knox  —  Yates  gained  two  and  Deneen  two,  Hamlin,  Warner.  Sherman 
and  Pierce  each  losing  one. 

Madison  —  Lowden  gained  three  and  Deneen  one,  Hamlin  losing  four. 

Menard  —  Sherman  gained  two  from  Hamlin. 

Monroe  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Pulaski  —  Hamlin  gained  two  from  Lowden. 

St.   Clair  —  Deneen  gained  two   from   Lowden. 

Vermilion  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 

Wabash  —  Wa,rner  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

White  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Williamson  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Woodford  —  Lowden  gained  three   from  Yates. 

The  seventy-fifth  ballot  resulted  : 

Yates.  373  ;  Lowden,  509^2  ;  Deneen.  355 ^  ;  Hamlin,  81 ;  Warner,  28; 
Sherman,  42;  Pierce,  23. 

The  changes  on  the  seventy-sixth  ballot  were  as  follows : 

Bond   county  —  Yates  gained  one   from   Lowden. 

Bureau  —  Lowden  and  Deneen  each  gained  one.  and  Yates  and  Pierce 
each  lost  one. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  359 

Cumberland  — ,Yates  gained  two  from  Lowden. 

Gallatin  —  Lowden  gained  one  from  Yates. 

Johnson  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Lowden. 

Peoria  —  Hamlin  and  Sherman  gained  one  each  from  Lowden. 

St.  Clair  —  Deneen  gained  two  and  Hamlin  three  from  Lowden. 

Union  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Vermilion  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Wabash  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Warner. 

Washington  —  Deneen   gained   six   from  Lowden. 

Williamson  —  Yates   gained    nine    from    Hamlin. 

The  seventy-sixth  ballot  resulted  as  follows : 

Yates,  386;   Lowden,  581^;   Deneen,  364^ ;   Hamlin,  78;    Warner,  27; 
Sherman,  43 ;    Pierce,  22. 

Among  the  changes  on  the  seventy-seventh  ballot  were  the 
following' : 

Bond  count}'  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Lowdeu. 
Bureau  —  Deneen  gained  one  from  Hamlin. 
Clark  —  Yates  gained  seven  from  Lowden. 
Coles  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Twelfth   Ward    (Chicago) — Yates  gained  one   from   Deneen. 
Gallatin  —  Yates  gained  two   from   Lowden. 

Knox  —  Yates  gained  one,  Hamlin  one,  Sherman  one  and  Pierce  two 
from  Lowden. 

Massac  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Lowden. 

Peoria  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Sherman  and  one  from  Lowden. 

Union  —  Warner  gained  one   from   Hamlin. 

Wayne  —  Deneen   gained  one  from  Yates. 

White  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Deneen. 

Woodford  —  Hamlin  gained   three   from   Lowden. 

The  seventy-seventh  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  399;    Lowden,  537^2;    Deneen,  364^;    Hamlin,  104;    Warner, 
28 ;    Sherman,  45  ;    Pierce,  24. 

On  the  seventy-eighth  ballot  the  principal  changes  were : 

Bureau  county  —  Hamlin  gained  one  from  Deneen. 
Gallatin  —  Lowden  gained   two  from  Yates. 
Johnson  —  Lowden   gained   two   from   Yates. 
Knox  — -  Yates  and  Deneen  gained  one  each  from  Lowden. 
Pulaski  —  Yates,  Deneen  and  Warner  each  gained  one,  and  Lowden 
lost  one  and  Hamlin  two. 

Saline  —  Yates  gained  six  from  Lowden. 
Union  —  Hamlin  gained  one   from  Warner. 
Vermilion  —  Yates  gained  two  from  Hamlin. 
Wayne  —  Yates  gained  one  from  Deneen. 
White  —  Deneen  gained  one  from  Yates. 

The  seventy-eighth  ballot  resulted : 

Yates,  405  ;    Lowden,  532^2 ;    Deneen,  365^2  ;    Hamlin,   102 ;    Warner, 
28 ;    Sherman,  45 ;    Pierce,  24. 

At  8:02,  on  motion  of  O.  F.  Berry,  of  Hancock,  the  conven- 
tion took  a  recess  until  10  o'clock  the  following  morning. 


360 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


THE  LOWDEN   BADGE. 

"  Lowden  Forever  "  became  the  battle-cry  of  the  Lowden  men  early  in  the  dead- 
lock. The  words  appeared  on  nvimerous  badges;  they  were  emblazoned  on  placards 
and  banners;  they  were  shouted  on  the  streets  and  in  the  convention.  It  was  Colonel 
Lowden's  proud  boast,  at  the  end  of  the  deadlock,  that  he  had  not  once  appealed  to 
his  delegates  to  stand  by  him,  and  that,  on  the  last  ballot,  in  the  face  of  defeat,  522 
men  had  paid  him  the  homage  of  their  votes. 


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CHAPTER  XVII. 

THURSDAY     NIGHT'S     CONFERENCES  — LOWDEN     RALLIES 

HIS   FORCES  —  SENATOR  HOPKINS   DECLARES 

FOR   LOWDEN. 

What  happened  that  night  followed  logically  the  stirring  and 
dramatic  events  of  the  day.  When  the  convention  adjourned 
that  evening  the  vast  majority  who  had  witnessed  the  rise  and 
then  the  decline  of  the  Lowden  vote  believed  that  Colonel  Lowden 
had  reached  the  zenith  of  his  strength  in  the  balloting.  While 
his  vote  was  on  its  downward  course  Colonel  Lowden  sat  talking 
with  Judge  Hamlin  in  the  latter's  customary  place  in  the  con- 
vention. "  You  have  done  as  well,  if  not  better,"  said  Hamlin, 
"  than  any  other  candidate  can  do  so  long  as  the  three  leading 
candidates  remain  in  the  field."  Colonel  Lowden,  as  he  sat  there 
discussing  the  situation,  did  not  attempt  to  conceal  his  disappoint- 
ment; for  many  counties  that  had  been  counted  on  to  vote  for 
him  that  afternoon  had  faltered,  and  his  vote  had  fallen  short  of 
the  calculations. 

But  this  was  no  time  for  barren  regrets,  and  the  chairman's 
gavel  had  scarcely  fallen  on  the  day's  adjournment  when  Colonel 
Lowden  and  his  lieutenants  were  on  their  way  to  the  Leland  hotel, 
there  to  begin  preparations  for  another  and  final  attack  on  the 
lines  of  the  opposition.  The  recovery  was  rapid ;  within  two 
hours  there  was  a  most  marked  change  in  the  situation.  Again 
the  Lowden  star  was  in  the  ascendency,  and  by  10  o'clock  his 
lieutenants  were  going  through  the  hotel  reiterating  the  prophecy 
that  "  Lowden  will  be  nominated  to-morrow  sure"  —  not  in  the 
perfunctory  manner  that  so  often  marks  the  prediction  of  polit- 
ical managers,  but  in  confident  tones  that  bespoke  their  own 
belief  that  at  last  they  were  on  the  eve  of  victory. 

The  day  had  brought  a  change  in  the  relations  of  the  candi- 
dates, and  the  change  was  made  more  pronounced  by  the  happen- 
ings of  the  night.  From  the  beginning  of  the  deadlock  —  in  fact. 


362  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

from  the  beginning  of  the  campaign  months  before  —  Governor 
Yates  had  been  the  largest  individual  factor,  and  he  had  had  all 
of  the  other  candidates  to  meet  and  to  fight.  But  all  was  different 
the  moment  Lowden's  vote  rose  to  631  ;  for  that  moment  he 
became,  more  seriously  than  ever  before,  a  peril  to  every  other 
candidate,  and  now  that  his  forces  were  rallying  for  a  final  dash, 
he  had  every  other  candidate  arrayed  against  him. 

It  was  clear  that  if  Lowden  was  to  be  nominated,  it  would  be 
without  a  combination  with  another  candidate.  As  we  have 
seen,  the  previous  efforts  at  combination  had  been  unavailing. 
The  one  regarded  as  the  one  most  feasible  and  the  most  prob- 
able —  an  alliance  between  Yates  and  Lowden  —  had  been  given 
up  as  hopeless.  The  Governor  and  the  Colonel  had  been 
in  personal  conference  several  times,  and  their  respective  lieu- 
tenants had  been  in  close  touch  all  through  the  deadlock ;  but 
nothing  had  been  accomplished.  A  Lowden-Deneen  combination 
was  out  of  the  question ;  for,  in  spite  of  pleasant  personal  rela- 
tions, the  forces  back  of  the  two  Cook  county  candidates  were 
too  much  at  war  to  permit,  an  alliance.  Once  while  the  conven- 
tion was  in  session,  Deneen  and  Lowden  had  had  a  long  confer- 
ence in  the  former's  room  adjoining  the  convention  hall.  They 
were  together  an  hour  and  a  half ;  they  discussed  "  the  weather 
and  the  crops  "  and  a  great  many  other  things.  They  even 
ventured  some  allusion  to  the  deadlock,  but  not  once  did  either 
of  them  propose  anything  akin  to  a  combination. 

The  accessions  made  by  Lowden  during  the  day  had  been 
gained  "  without  the  aid  or  consent  "  of  any  other  candidate. 
They  had  been  picked  up  here  and  there  from  all  of  the  rival 
camps ;  and  now  more  were  to  be  picked  up  in  the  same  way. 
He  was  at  this  juncture  the  single  aggressive  candidate :  all  of 
the  others  had  been  forced  to  an  attitude  of  defense. 

A  YATES  CONFERENCE. 

The  first  of  the  fast-flying  rumors  of  the  Lowden  "'  rally  " 
Thursday  evening,  reaching  the  other  candidates'  headquarters, 
fell  upon  incredulous  ears,  but  not  many  hours  passed  before 
they  found  confirmation  and  belief.  Up  in  room  59  in  a  corner 
of  the  Leland  hotel  the  Governor's  steering  committee  was  in 
session.  The  number  present  at  this  conference  included  the 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  363 

following  gentlemen :  Governor  Yates,  E.  J.  Murphy,  A.  Han- 
by  Jones,  John  J.  Brown,  W.  S.  Cowen,  .Edward  A.  Hardt,  Col. 
J.  H.  Strong,  A.  L.  French,  J.  S.  Neville,  State  Senator  J.  D. 
Putnam,  Gen.  James  B.  Smith,  Gen.  Thomas  W.  Scott,  C.  J. 
Doyle,  George  W.  Hinman,  Fred  H.  Rowe,  J.  E.  McClure,  T. 
J.  Clark,  C.  M.  Tinney,  Dr.  J.  A.  Wheeler,  Dr.  W.  E.  Taylor, 
Lieut. -Gov.  W.  A.  Northcott,  Major  James  E.  Adams,  Fred  C. 
Dodds,  C.  E.  Snively,  W.  L.  Sackett,  A.  G.  Murray  and  John 
Juneman. 

On  the  previous  Sunday  afternoon,  in  Chicago,  while  Gov- 
ernor Yates  and  W.  Scott  Cowen  were  out  for  a  ride,  the  latter 
had  suggested  that  a  written  pledge  of  continued  support  he 
drawn  up  and  signed  by  the  Governor's  delegates.  Action  on  the 
suggestion  had  been  deferred  until  now,  when  the  matter  was 
under  discussion  by  the  steering  committee.  Finally  a  subcom- 
mittee, consisting  of  A.  L.  French,  of  Chapin ;  George  W.  Hin- 
man, of  Chicago,  and  Col.  George  T.  Buckingham,  of  Danville, 
was  appointed  to  draft  the  proposed  agreement  to  "  stand  pat." 
The  subcommittee,  after  being  out  a  short  time,  came  back  with 
a  form  for  signatures.  After  some  discussion  it  was  decided  to 
get  no  signatures  that  night,  but  to  wait  until  the  next  morning, 
when  the  paper  would  be  signed  at  a  meeting  of  the  Governor's 
delegates  to  be  held  in  an  up-stairs  room  in  the  armory  just 
before  the  opening  of  the  convention. 

Midnight  was  near,  and  there  seemed  little  more  for  the  Yates 
steering  committee  to  do  before  morning.  Its  members  were 
sitting  about  the  room,  talking  informally,  some  showing  signs 
of  weariness  and  making  yawning  announcements  of  intentions 
to  go  off  to  bed.  Suddenly  Governor  Yates  said : 

"  I  wish  some  of  you  gentlemen  would  go  and  see  Senator 
Hopkins." 

What  Senator  Hopkins  would  do  the  next  day  had  been  talked 
about  during  the  evening.  On  the  day's  balloting  Kane  county 
had  gone  to  Lowden  and  had  not  returned  to  Yates ;  nor  had 
the  other  Hopkins  counties  come  back.  But  Kane  had  gone  to 
Lowden  before,  and  had  then  switched  back  to  the  Governor. 
Would  this  happen  again,  or  had  the  Hopkins  counties  gone 
over  to  remain  in  the  Lowden  column?  Only  Senator  Hopkins 
himself  could  answer  the  question,  and  he  might  choose  not  to 


364  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

answer  it.  But  as  much  depended  on  it,  it  was  worth  while  to 
put  the  question. 

And  so,  in  a  few  minutes,  most  of  those  who  had  been  in  the 
Yates  conference  during  the  evening  were  on  their  way  to  Sen- 
ator Hopkins'  room  on  another  floor.  Arriving  at  the  room  they 
found  Congressman  Lorimer  with  the  Senator.  Mr.  Lorimer 
at  once  arose  and  walked  out,  remarking :  "  I  don't  suppose  I 
ought  to  be  in  this  conference." 

John  J.  Brown,  of  Vandalia,  acted  as  spokesman  for  the  com- 
mittee, and  it  is  probable  that  his  first  words  gave  Senator  Hop- 
kins the  impression  that  the  Yates  men  were  getting  ready  to 
stack  their  arms. 

"  We  call  to  pay  our  respects,"  said  Mr.  Brown,  "  and  to 
talk  over  the  situation.  We  come  as  organization  men.  We 
expect  to  support  the  candidate  of  the  organization." 

The  committee  came  to  the  point  at  once,  and  Senator  Hop- 
kins was  asked  if  Kane  county  would  return  to  the  support  of 
the  Governor. 

"  It  will  not,"  said  he ;  "I  have  embarked  for  Lowden,  and 
I  will  stay  with  him.  I  no  longer  believe  the  Governor's  nomina- 
tion a  possibility ;  in  fact,  I  have  been  convinced,  since  the  first 
two  or  three  days  of  the  convention,  that  he  cannot  be  nominated. 
Now  it  is  clearer  to  me  than  ever." 

Then  the  Senator  made  a  plea  for  the  "  organization."  "Of 
course,"  he  said,  "  we  must  maintain  the  organization.  That  is 
more  important  than  the  success  of  any  individual.  I  have  heard 
some  talk  about  Yates  and  his  friends  going  to  Deneen.  I  do 
not  believe  they  will  do  that.  They  have  too  much  sense  to  do 
it,  for  that  would  mean  the  breaking  up  of  the  organization  —  the 
elimination  of  Yates,  of  you  gentlemen,  and  of  myself.  They 
certainly  do  not  want  to  ruin  the  organization." 

Several  members  of  the  committee  asked  questions.  The 
future  relations  of  Senator  Cullom  to  the  "  organization  "  in  the 
event  of  Colonel  Lowden's  nomination  were  discussed.  Senator 
Hopkins  denied  that  the  senior  Senator  was  to  be  a  part  of  the 
"  organization,"  so  far  as  he  had  any  knowledge  of  the  matter. 

"  Senator  Hopkins,"  asked  Col.  J.  H.  Strong,  "  let  me  ask 
you  this  question :  If  Governor  Yates  throws  his  support  to 
Colonel  Lowden,  will  you  hereafter  work  as  persistently  for  the 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


365 


election  of  Governor  Yates  to  the  United  States  Senate  as  Gov- 
ernor Yates  and  his  friends  worked  for  you  ?" 

The  question  evidently  was  taken  as  an  affront  by  the  Sen- 
ator, for  he  answered  with  some  show  of  feeling: 

"  If  a  responsible  person  were  to  ask  me  that  question,  I 
would  give  it  consideration  and  an  answer.  If  Governor  Yates 
were  to  ask  it,  I  would  be  pleased  to  discuss  the  matter  with  him." 

The  outspoken,  confident  tone  of  Senator  Hopkins  all  through 
the  interview  made  it  plain  that  the  Governor  could  expect  no 
further  support  from  him.  That  was  the  report  which  the  com- 


JUDGE   JAMES    E.    McCLURE. 
(CARLINVILLE). 

EDITOR  CARLINVILLE  "DEMOCRAT"  PROMINENT  IN  YATES  CAMPAIGN  AND  IN  CONVENTION. 

Born  on  a  farm  near  Carlinville,  Illinois,  August  n,  1867;  removed  to  Carlinville 
with  his  parents  in  1883;  educated  in  the  country  school  and  at  Blackburn  University, 
graduating  in  1887.  After  graduation,  he  taught  school  three  years;  then  he  read  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1893.  In  1894,  he  was  elected  County  Superintendent 
of  Schools  and  served  four  years.  Next  he  was  a  deputy  under  Richard  Yates,  then 
Internal  Revenue  Collector.  He  practiced  law  from  1899  to  1901,  when  he  purchased 
the  Carlinville  Democrat,  of  which  he  has  since  been  the  editor  and  publisher.  By 
appointment  of  Governor  Yates  he  has  served  as  a  Commissioner  of  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Penitentiary  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  State  Court  of  Claims.  He  has  served 
two  terms  as  chairman  of  the  Macoupin  County  Central  Committee.  He  was  married 
in  1897  and  has  a  daughter  four  years  of  age. 


366  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

mittee  carried  back  to  Governor  Yates,  who  was  waiting  its  return 
in  room  59. 

HAMLIN   GETS   A   "STRAIGHT   TIP." 

The  midnight  hour  was  big  with  events  destined  to  bring  the 
long-expected  crisis.  While  the  Yates  committee  was  waiting 
on  Senator  Hopkins,  two  of  Judge  Hamlin's  lieutenants  in  whom 
he  had  the  greatest  confidence  (Frank  Lindley,  of  Danville,  and 
John  L.  Hamilton,  of  Hoopeston)  came  to  him  with  the  most 
authentic  information  that  Colonel  Lowden  would  be  nominated 
the  next  day  by  the  vote  of  a  dozen  or'  more  counties  that  had 
broken  away  from  other  candidates.  Had  this  been  a  mere  rumor 
it  might  have  deserved  but  slight  attention,  but  it  came  from  a 
source  that  could  not  be  questioned. 

The  first  move  by  Judge  Hamlin  was  to  send  for  Mr.  Deneen. 
That  gentleman  came  down  in  a  few  minutes  from  his  room  up- 
stairs and  he  and  the  Attorney-General  had  a  conference.  Each 
expressed  a  willingness  to  help  nominate  the  other,  as  conditions 
might  appear  to  make  expedient. 

"  You  had  better  see  Yates,"  Hamlin  finally  suggested,  "  and 
see  what  he  is  willing  to  do."  And  then  Deneen  went  back  up- 
stairs. 

A  few  minutes  before  his  interview  with  Deneen  Judge  Ham- 
lin had  had  a  talk  with  Judge  Sherman  and  State  Senator  O. 
F.  Berry.  The  former  had  been  under  a  promise  —  the  same 
promise  he  had  made  each  of  the  candidates  —  that  he  would 
support  Lowden  whenever  the  latter  could  muster  700  votes.  But 
on  the  li  try-out  "  Thursday  afternoon  the  highest  point  reached 
was  631^2,  and  now  Sherman  felt  under  no  further  obligations 
to  keep  the  7oo-vote  compact.  It  was  decided,  therefore,  that 
he  would  not  support  Lowden  next  day. 

While  Judge  Hamlin  was  advising  Mr.  Deneen  to  "  go  and 
see  Yates,"  the  Governor  had  an  emissary  out  looking  for  Deneen. 
About  i  o'clock  Governor  Yates  went  to  room  150,  and  there  Mr. 
Deneen  joined  him  a  few  minutes  later.  Xobody  else  was  pres- 
ent :  indeed,  scarcely  any  of  the  lieutenants  of  either  knew  until 
the  next  clay  that  the  conference  was  being  held.  In  order  to 
make  sure  of  attracting  no  attention  the  lights  in  the  room  were 
turned  out.  Of  course  what  transpired  at  this  conference  was 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  367 

not  disclosed.  It  was  said  that  nothing  was  done  except  to  pave 
the  way  for  what  followed  the  next  day. 

Everything  that  happened  during  the  night,  aside  from  the 
candidates'  conferences  just  mentioned,  tended  to  strengthen  the 
Lowden  forces,  and  to  increase  the  certainty  that  Lowden  would 
be  nominated  on  the  first  ballot  Friday  morning.  After  the  inter- 
view between  Senator  Hopkins  and  the  Yates  committee  a  num- 
ber of  southern  Illinois  leaders,  hitherto  in  the  Yates  camp,  held 
a  meeting  and  decided  to  throw  their  counties  to  Lowden.  The 
fact  that  such  a  meeting  had  been  held  got  to  the  Yates  managers 
and  to  the  Governor  himself  in  a  curious  way.  At  3  o'clock  Friday 
morning  W.  Scott  Cowen  was  going  to  his  room  in  the  Leland 
hotel  to  retire,  when  he  was  hailed  by  a  friend  who  told  him  of  the 
meeting,  and  of  those  who  were  there.  This  was  important. 
Cowen  hurried  off  to  awaken  A.  L.  French,  who  had  retired. 

"  Go  to  bed,"  said  French,  "  and  stay  there  until  I  call  you ; 
then  you  and  Neville  and  I  will  go  to  the  Mansion  and  see  the 
Governor." 

Cowen,  who  had  slept  almost  none  for  several  nights,  dropped 
into  bed.  At  5 130  French  and  Neville  awakened  him.  The 
three  were  at  the  Executive  Mansion  at  6  o'clock.  The  Governor 
was  up  and  they  joined  him  at  breakfast.  There  it  was  that  the 
decision  was  definitely  reached  that  the  time  for  a  decisive  move 
on  the  part  of  the  Governor  was  at  hand.  It  was  arranged  that 
all  of  the  other  candidates,  except  Lowden,  should  be  asked  to 
meet  the  Governor  for  a  conference  in  his  private  room  in  the 
armory,  just  before  the  convening  of  the  convention  at  10  o'clock. 


368 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


From  a  photograph  by  Alderman  Frank  L.  Race,  Chicago. 

WITHDRAWAL   OF  GOVERNOR   YATES. 

Scene  in  the  convention  while  the  Governor  was  making  his  withdrawal  speech  — 
taken  from  the  west  balcony,  showing  a  corner  of  the  platform.  The  form  of  the 
Governor  is  dimly  visible  near  the  middle  of  the  picture. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  369 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

YATES,  DENEEN,  HAMLIN  AND  SHERMAN  GET  TOGETHER^ 

COMBINATION    FORMED  — THE    EXECUTIVE 

MANSION   CONFERENCE. 

The  early  morning  of  Friday,  the  third  of  June,  brought 
nothing  to  the  surface  to  disturb  the  confidence  of  the  Lowden 
leaders.  To  be  sure,  there  were  vague  rumors  that  Yates  was 
going  to  Deneen,  but  that  was  too  improbable  to  be  thought  of 
seriously;  and  even  if  true,  what  of  it?  It  was  doubted  that 
Deneen  could  succeed  even  then,  in  view  of  the  extensive  acces- 
sions made  by  Lowden  within  the  past  twelve  hours.  Around 
the  hotel  the  Lowden  talk  went  on,  and  the  belief  was  becoming 
more  general  than  ever  that  on  the  first  ballot  that  morning  Low- 
den would  be  nominated. 

Even  the  candidates  were  yet  in  ignorance  as  to  what 
was  to  happen  within  an  hour  or  two.  Judge  Hamlin  went  over 
to  the  State  House  to  keep  an  appointment  with  his  delegates, 
whom  he  was  to  address  in  one  of  the  big  committee  rooms  at  9 
o'clock.  He  made  a  speech  that  was  enthusiastically  received. 
Then  up  spoke  two  or  three  men,  who  said  that  Lowden  was  to  be 
nominated  that  day.  It  was  at  this  juncture  that  a  friend  (W. 
P.  Hippard,  clerk  of  the  Appellate  Court)  came  into  the  room 
and  whispered  to  Judge  Hamlin  that  the  Governor  wished  to 
see  him  at  the  armory.  Hamlin  left  at  once,  and  on  arriv- 
ing at  the  Governor's  private  room  in  the  armory  he  found 
sitting  there  Governor  Yates,  Mr.  Deneen  and  Judge  Sherman. 
He  was  not  at  all  surprised,  and  though  he  had  not  seen  Deneen 
since  their  parting  shortly  after  midnight  and  had  not  since 
talked  with  Yates  or  Sherman,  he  quickly  guessed  the  object  of 
the  meeting. 

At  the  breakfast  conference  at  the  Executive  Mansion  between 
the  Governor  and  Messrs.  Neville,  French  and  Cowen  it  had  been 
decided  to  get  the  other  candidates  into  a  conference,  and  accord- 
ingly word  had  been  sent  to  all  of  them.  But  Warner  and  Pierce 

24 


370  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

had  not  been  reached,  and  neither  appeared  at  the  armory  meet- 
ing. That  meeting,  held  in  the  clothing  room  adjoining  the 
private  office,  was  exceedingly  brief.  The  convention  was  about  to 
open  and  quick  action  was  necessary.  The  Governor  said  that 
one  of  their  number  ought  to  be  able  to  secure  the  nomination, 
but  that  immediate  action  would  have  to  be  taken.  To  this  all 
assented.  While  they  were  talking,  somebody  rushed  in  and  said 
that  the  convention  had  been  called  to  order.  It  was  then  hastily 
decided  to  force  an  immediate  recess  to  2  o'clock  that  afternoon, 
and  Senator  O.  F.  Berry  was  selected  to  make  the  motion. 

Meanwhile  the  delegates  had  assembled,  and  news  of  the  con- 
ference had  quickly  spread.  But  when,  a  few  minutes  after  10 
o'clock,  the  Yates  delegates  marched  in  carrying  mounted  pla- 
cards reading,  "  Yates  —  Let  Well  Enough  Alone,"  many  con- 
cluded that  the  reported  combination  had  fallen  through.  But  a 
few  minutes  later  (at  10:15)  Chairman  Cannon  called  the  con- 
vention to  order,  and  Senator  Berry,  standing  upon  a  chair  on  the 
front  row,  moved  that  the  convention  take  a  recess  until  2  o'clock 
that  afternoon. 

"And  on  that  motion,"  said  he,  "  I  demand  a  roll-call." 

Cries  of  "no,  no,  no,"  went  up  all  over  the  hall. 

J.  H.  Burke,  of  Cook,  a  Deneen  leader,  at  once  arose  and  sec- 
onded the  motion,  and  another  second  came  from  C.  E.  Snively, 
of  Fulton  county,  a  Yates  man. 

Chairman  Cannon :  All  those  in  favor  of  a  roll-call  say  aye 
(responded  to  by  a  loud  chorus  of  ayes).  Evidently  a  sufficient 
number  are  in  favor  of  a  roll-call  and  the  clerk  will  call  the  roll. 

The  roll-call  proceeded  as  far  as  Effingham  county,  when  it 
became  clear  that  the  motion  was  practically  without  opposition. 
Senator  Berry  arose  and  withdrew  his  demand  for  a  roll-call, 
and  by  unanimous  consent  the  motion  was  put  to  a  viva  voce  vote 
and  was  carried.  Votes  against  the  motion  had  been  cast  as  fol- 
lows :  Alexander,  2 ;  Bond,  2 ;  Champaign,  8 ;  Clinton,  5 ; 

Twenty-first  Ward  (Chicago),  4;   total  21. 

And  so  the  convention  stood  in  recess  until  2  P.M. 

Governor  Yates  went  at  once  up-stairs  to  the  assembly  room, 
where  there  was  to  be  a  meeting  of  his  delegates.  This  was  the 
meeting  at  which,  on  the  night  before  it  had  been  planned  to  have 


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the    "  stand    pat "    agreement    signed    up,    but    now    things    had 
changed,  and  the  paper  was  withheld. 

The  Governor  made  a  short  address.  He  reviewed  his  cam- 
paign and  thanked  the  delegates  for  their  loyalty  to  him.  He 
spoke  of  the  organization  of  the  various  committees  and  espe- 
cially of  the  committee  of  one  hundred,  which  was  formed  for  the 
purpose  of  keeping  in  closer  touch  with  the  individual  delegates. 
He  said  further : 

I  have  been  told  that  some  of  the  delegates  have  felt  that  they 
were  not  in  my  confidence ;  for  this  reason,  I  have  asked  all  the  dele- 
gates to  be  present.  If  this  campaign  shall  continue,  I  desire  that  every 
Yates  delegate  in  the  convention  attend  the  meetings  which  we  have 


HON.  WILLIAM  L.  ABBOTT. 

(CHICAGO.) 

NOMINEE  FOR  TRUSTEE  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS. 

Born  on  a  farm  near  the  town  of  Morrison,  Whiteside  county,  Illinois.  His  early 
years,  like  those  of  the  ordinary  farmer  boy,  were  divided  between  farm  work  and  the 
district  school.  In  1879  he  entered  the  University  of  Illinois,  from  which  school  he 
graduated  in  1884.  During  this  time  he  spent  one  year  on  the  farm,  allowing  another 
brother  to  have  the  benefit  of  a  year  in  college.  After  graduation  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Chicago,  working  as  a  machinist  and  draftsman  until  1885,  when  he  embarked 
in  the  electric  lighting  business.  In  1894  he  sold  his  interests  to  the  Chicago  Edison 
Company  and  entered  the  employ  of  that  company  as  chief  operating  engineer. 


372  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

been  holding  before  and  after  the  sessions.  I  have  no  secrets  in  this 
campaign  and  I  want  to  say  that  I  am  perfectly  willing  to  talk  to  any 
delegate  who  wishes  to  consult  with  me.  I  will  give  him  any  information 
I  have  and  will  be  pleased  to  receive  any  suggestions  he  may  wish 
to  offer. 

Following  the  Governor's  address  a  recess  was  taken  until 
i  145.  The  delegates,  leaving  the  hall,  marched  in  a  body  to  the 
Leland  hotel,  each  carrying  a  Yates  placard.  The  Governor 
headed  the  procession,  and  on  arriving  at  the  hotel  he  passed 
through  quickly  and  made  his  way  over  to  the  Executive  Man- 
sion, where  the  other  candidates  were  assembling. 

WHAT  HAPPENED   AT   THE   MANSION. 

Yates,  Deneen,  Hamlin  and  Sherman  held  a  preliminary  con- 
ference, lasting  only  a  few  minutes,  in  an  ante-room  in  the  base- 
ment of  the  Mansion.  What  was  said  there  has  never  been  made 
public.  Then  the  four  men  went  into  the  Governor's  private 
office,  a  little  corner  room  in  the  basement.  It  was  suggested 
that  before  proceeding  further  they  call  in  their  respective  cam- 
paign managers.  Accordingly,  in  a  few  minutes  there  arrived  A. 
L.  French  and  James  S.  Neville  (and  later  A.  H.  Jones),  repre- 
senting Governor  Yates ;  Roy  O.  West  and  James  Reddick,  repre- 
senting Mr.  Deneen ;  Homer  J.  Tice  and  O.  F.  Berry,  repre- 
senting Judge  Sherman.  Mr.  Hamlin  had  no  representative  with 
him. 

Mr.  Pierce  was  seYit  for  at  the  suggestion  of  Judge  Sherman, 
and'  came  over  and  joined  the  conference.  Colonel  Warner,  who 
-had  been  invited,  got  as  far  as  the  hallway  outside  the  room. 
There  he  was  met  by  the  Governor,  who  explained  the  object  of 
the  meeting.  He  decided  not  to  participate  in  the  conference  and 
returned  to  the  hotel. 

At  the  armory  conference  not  a  word  had  been  said  as  to 
which  one  of  the  candidates  would  be  united  upon,  but  there 
seemed  to  be  an  instinctive  understanding  that  the  choice  was  to 
fall  upon  Mr.  Deneen.  All  were  now  ready  for  the  talking  to 
begin.  The  Governor  sat  at  his  desk.  Over  against  the  wall,  on 
the  big  leather-covered  sofa,  sat  Sherman,  Hamlin  and  Deneen. 
The  others  were  scattered  about  the  room. 

The  Governor  acted  as  presiding  officer  and  started  off  the 
conference.  "All  of  us  must  agree,"  said  he,  "  that  the  time  for 


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373 


decisive  action  is  at  hand.  If  we  act  together,  one  of  us  can  be 
nominated.  If  we  continue  as  we  have  been  doing,  none  of  us 
will  be  nominated.  Now,  I  am  ready  to  give  this  nomination  to 
Chicago,  I  have  been  treated  unfairly  by  the  newspapers  of 
that  city,  but  I  have  no  disposition  to  punish  the  people  of  Chi- 
cago for  that,  and  I  am  ready  to  support  the  candidate  of  Chi- 
cago." 

Judge  Sherman  was  the  first  to  respond,  and  he  came  at  once 
to  the  point. 

"  Gentlemen,"  he  said,  in  substance,  "  I  have  been  called  upon 
to  break  the  ice  a  number  of  times  lately  and  I  suppose  I  might 
as  well  do  it  again.  So  far  as  my  candidacy  is  concerned,  while 


DR.  CHARLES  DAVISON. 

(CHICAGO.) 

NOMINEE  FOR  TRUSTEE  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS. 

Born  in  Illinois,  January  13,  1858.  Received  his  higher  education  at  Wauconda 
Academy  and  Northwestern  University,  medical  department,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1883,  following  with  a  year  as  interne  in  the  Cook  County  Hospital.  He  has  been 
identified  with  the  great  hospitals  of  Chicago  for  many  years  and  holds  lectureships  in 
the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  (University  of  Illinois),  the  Dearborn  Medical 
College  and  the  Chicago  Clinical  School.  Dr.  Dayison  is  a  member  of  the  large 
medical  societies  of  the  State  and  of  the  Mississippi  Valley.  He  never  held  political 
office. 


374  THE  BREAKING  OP  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Mr.  Deneen  probably  would  favor  me,  Governor  Yates  would  be 
unable  to  deliver  his  delegates  to  me.  He  is  in  the  same  situation 
as  regards  Mr.  Hamlin  and  Mr.  Pierce.  Mr.  Deneen  is  unable 
to  deliver  his  delegates  to  Governor  Yates,  and  without  them  the 
Governor  cannot  be  nominated.  The  logic  of  the  situation  sug- 
gests that  Mr.  Deneen  is  the  only  candidate  among  us  whom  we 
can  nominate.  Governor  Yates  can  deliver  to  him  and  so  can 
the  rest  of  us.  It  certainly  is  proper  that  Mr.  Deneen  should  be 
nominated  if  we  are  to  select  a  Chicago  candidate,  for  he  repre- 
sents the  majority  of  the  Republicans  of  that  city." 

There  was  instantaneous  acquiescence  in  this  view  by  every- 
body present,  Hamlin,  Yates  and  Pierce  each  speaking  briefly. 
The  discussion  then  became  general  and  informal,  Mr.  Deneen 
himself  having  but  little  to  say.  The  only  thing  to  be  determined 
was  how  many  votes  could  be  gotten  for  Deneen.  They  went  over 
the  situation  county  by  county  and  figured  out  861  votes  that 
could  be  safely  relied  upon. 

It  was  decided  not  to  consider  the  make-up  of  the  remainder 
of  the  state  ticket  until  after  the  candidate  for  Governor  had  been 
nominated.  Luncheon  was  served  as  they  sat  there  in  conference, 
and  shortly  before  2  o'clock  they  went  over  to  the  convention  hall. 

While  the  Mansion  conference  was  going  on  the  Lowden 
leaders  were  meeting  in  the  Leland  hotel.  Many  of  them  scouted 
the  idea  that  the  reported  combination  could  succeed.  It  was 
decided,  at  all  events,  if  defeat  must  come,  to  go  down  with  their 
banners  flying. 

YATES  TALKS  TO  HIS  DELEGATES. 

The  Yates  delegates  reassembled  in  the  up-stairs  armory  room 
at  1 145.  There  was  a  wait  of  ten  minutes  before  the  Governor 
appeared.  As  he  entered  the  room  the  delegates  stood  up  and 
cheered.  The  Governor  advanced  quickly  to  the  front  and  seized 
the  big  maul-like  gavel  that  lay  upon  the  table.  There  were  cries 
of  "  close  the  door,"  but  the  Governor  instantly  responded.  "  Leave 
the  door  open." 

No  time  was  wasted.  The  hour  for  the  convention  to  meet 
was  at  hand,  and  he  must  be  there  to  act  his  part.  In  clear,  reso- 
lute tones,  he  addressed  his  delegates  as  follows : 

In  the  days  of  '61  to  '65,  there  was  raised  in  the  county  of  McLean 
a  glorious  old  regiment  which  was  called  the  "  Yates  phalanx." 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  375 

[Applause.]  It  bore  through  many  battles  an  old  flag  presented  to 
that  phalanx  by  the  man  after  whom  it  was  named.  That  flag  rests 
now,  together  with  the  standards  of  many  other  regiments,  in  the  Memo- 
rial Hall  of  the  Illinois  State  House.  Among  the  most  precious  posses- 
sions of  my  mother,  who  lives  at  Jacksonville  at  an  advanced  age,  is 
a  little  section  of  that  flag,  about  two  inches  square;  she  cherishes  it 
as  one  of  her  most  precious  memories.  Why?  Because  of  the  man- 
hood it  represents,  because  of  the  last  full  measure  of  devotion  that 
stood  by  that  flag  as  it  went  charging  up  the  hill  to  victory,  or  as  it 
stubbornly  retreated  to  a  valorous  defeat !  That  flag,  gentlemen,  could 
not  always  go  in  front.  At  times  it  had  to  go  down  the  hill  instead  of 
up.  There  are  such  times  in  every  campaign ;  there  are  such  times  in 
every  warfare.  No  phalanx  can  hope,  always  and  at  every  inch,  to  win. 
The  time  has  apparently  come  when  this  phalanx  here,  for  the  time 
being,  is  in  that  attitude  and  position.  But  there  are  to-morrows  to 
come.  Beyond  the  valleys  and  the  hills  there  are  other  victories  to 
be  won  by  the  phalanx  which  for  the  time  being  can  go  on  no  further 
up  the  hill  in  its  present  charge.  There  is  a  good  book  which  says 
that  the  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  and  that  he  shall  not  fall. 
That  might  be  well  said  of  this  whole  phalanx.  This  phalanx  has 
temporarily  been  checked  —  this  phalanx  representing  the  majority  of 
the  Republican  voters  of  the  State  outside  of  the  city  of  Chicago,  has 
been  checked  by  influences  it  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  enumerate  or 
describe.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  we  have  had  the  power  of  money  to 
fight  as  no  phalanx  ever  had  it  before.  [Cheers.]  We  have  had  Federal 
influence  to  fight  such  as  no  phalanx  ever  had  before.  We  have  had  a 
press  attack  to  fight  such  as  no  phalanx  ever  had  before.  We  have  had 
falsehood  to  fight;  we  have  had  treachery  to  fight;  we  have  had  ingrati- 
tude of  the  men  we  placed  in  power  ourselves.  [Cheers,  and  cries  of 
"  Hopkins !  Hopkins !"]  There  is  something  more  than  the  mere  nomi- 
nation of  Governor  involved  in  this  fight  of  ours.  It  is  incumbent  upon 
us,  representing  the  majority  of  the  Republican  voters  outside  of  the 
city  of  Chicago,  when  it  comes  to  a  choice  between  the  two  Republicans 
hailing  from  the  city  of  Chicago,  to  act  as  we  would  have  had  them  act 
by  us.  We  asked  them  to  stand  by  us  because  we  represented  the 
majority  of  the  Republicans  outside  of  the  city.  You  gentlemen  have 
been  supporting,  not  a  minority  candidate,  but  a  majority  candidate. 
[Applause.]  There  has  come  a  time  when  we  must  decide  between  the 
minority  candidate  and  the  majority  candidate  from  the  city  of  Chicago. 
I  therefore  announce  to  you,  in  accordance  with  the  principles  upon 
which  we  asked  the  Republicans  of  Chicago  to  support  the  majority  candi- 
date from  the  country,  I  have  decided,  subject  to  your  approval,  by  the 
unanimous  advice  of  the  steering  committee,  to  support  the  majority  can- 
didate from  the  city  of  Chicago,  and  within  a  few  moments  from  this  time, 
with  your  approval,  I  will  take  the  platform  in  the  State  Convention 
and  withdraw  my  name  in  favor  of  Charles  S.  Deneen.  [A  tumult  of 
cheers  and  waving  hats,  as  those  present  rose  from  their  chairs,  shout- 
ing "  Hurrah  for  Yates ! "  and  "  Down  with  the  Washington  Syndi- 
cate."] In  doing  this  I  have  protected  the  rights  of  every  element  in 
this  hall.  [Applause.]  I  have  NOT  led  you  into  the  last  ditch. 
[Applause.]  You  are  to  become  the  country  part  of  the  new  State 
organization.  [Applause.] 

I  want  to  say  to  you  that  in  my  judgment  Frank  O.  Lowden  can 
not  be  nominated  and  could  not  have  been  nominated  by  this  convention ; 
but  the  members  of  my  steering  committee  are  unanimously  of  the 
opposite  opinion.  They  are  of  the  opinion,  and  so  are  the  members 
of  the  managing  committees  of  the  other  candidates,  that  the  powers 
and  influences  at  work  could  no  longer  be  resisted,  and  that  it  was 


376  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

absolutely  necessary  to  preserve  Republican  organization  and  the  will 
of  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois  to  take  this  step. 

To  this  steering  committee,  for  their  wisdom,  their  courage,  their 
good  judgment,  in  all  times,  I  tender  my  thanks. 

To  the  507  men  who  voted  for  me  on  the  first  ballot,  I  tender  my 
thanks. 

To  the  405  who  stood  by  me  on  the  last  ballot,  I  tender  my  thanks. 

To  the  363  [here  the  Governor's  voice  trembled  with  emotion  and 
was  drowned  by  cheers]  —  to  the  363,  I  tender  my  everlasting  gratitude. 
[Great  applause.] 

The  Governor  pounded  with  his  gavel  for  order  and  silence, 
delegates  in  the  back  part  of  the  room  shouting,  "And  we  will 
make  you  President." 

Governor  Yates  resumed : 

Shoulder  to  shoulder,  elbow  to  elbow,  I  ask  every  delegate  on  the 
next  roll-call  in  the  State  convention  to  vote  for  Charles  S.  Deneen,  the 
choice  of  the  Republicans  of  Chicago.  [Voices  of  delegates :  ''  We  will 
do  whatever  you  say."]  As  many  as  will  support  me  in  that  proposition, 
rise  to  your  feet. 

Nearly  all  of  those  present  rose  and  Governor  Yates  continued : 

Before  you  leave  the  city,  if  it  be  possible,  to-night,  I  want  every 
one  of  you  to  come  to  the  Mansion  and  let  me  take  you  by  the  hand 
and  present  you  to  Mrs.  Yates.  [Cheers.]  After  the  nomination  for 
Governor,  a  motion  will  be  made  by  gentlemen  allied  with  me  in  the 
nomination  of  Charles  S.  Deneen  to  add  five  men  to  the  State  Central 
Committee.  I  want  every  man  to  support  that  motion.  After  that  a 
motion  will  be  made  to  take  a  recess  until  8  o'clock  to-night,  in  order 
that  the  rest  of  the  ticket  may  be  discussed.  [Cries  of  "Good!"] 

I  shall  ask  the  chairman  of  this  convention  for  the  privilege  of 
addressing  the  convention.  I  don't  think  he  will  be  so  discourteous  as 
to  refuse  that  privilege  when  I  rise.  If  he  does  so,  I  shall  have  to 
appeal  to  the  convention.  I  want  to  say  this:  Judge  Hamlin,  Mr.  Sher- 
man, Mr.  Pierce  and  their  friends  have  united  with  me  in  making  this 
combination.  [Cries  of  "Good,  Good."]  But  you  are  all  to  know 
that  the  proposition  first  came  from  me,  and  Mr.  Deneen  and  his  friends 
will  not  forget  it,  although  appreciating  the  support  of  others.  Now, 
if  yon  will  kindly  make  way,  I  will  take  my  place  in  the  convention. 

The  delegates  drew  aside  and  the  Governor  walked  rapidly 
out,  followed  by  his  delegates. 


The  curtain  was  about  to  rise  for  the  closing  scene  of  the  final 
act  in  the  most  remarkable  political  drama  ever  enacted  in  the 
State's  history.  The  actors  from  the  beginning  had  had  an  audi- 
ence appreciative  and  sympathetic,  and  now  the  galleries  once 
more  were  crowded,  for  the  news  of  the  Mansion  conference  had 
spread  over  the  town  with  amazing  swiftness.  Many  there  were 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  377 

who  were  still  skeptical  that  the  combination,  apparently  so 
incongruous,  could  win.  But  as  to  that,  all  were  soon  to  know. 

Shortly  after  2  o'clock  the  Yates  delegates  marched  in  from 
their  meeting.  As  they  entered  the  hall  some  of  the  Lowden  men 
shouted  at  them :  "All  the  world  hates  a  quitter."  The  Deneen 
men  were  exultant.  All  over  the  hall  in  the  hands  of  the  Yates, 
Hamlin,  Sherman  and  Deneen  delegates  were  waving  placards 
bearing  the  words : 

"  Deneen  for  Votes  —  Come  on  in,  Boys  —  The  Water  is 
Fine." 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  by  Chairman  Cannon  at 
2  :2O.  Governor  Yates  was  already  on  his  feet  in  his  accustomed 
place  at  the  head  of  the  Morgan  county  delegation,  on  the  first 
row  of  seats.  He  was  looking  intently  at  Chairman  Cannon, 
evidently  about  to  ask  for  recognition. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  Chair  awaits  the  pleasure  of  the  con- 
vention to  be  in  order. 

Governor  Yates  now  addressed  the  Chair. 

Chairman  Cannon :  Governor  Yates  desires  to  make  a  state- 
ment, or  address  the  convention.  Without  objection,  he  will 
proceed.  The  Chair  recognizes  Governor  Yates. 

THE  GOVERNOR  WITHDRAWS. 

There  were  cries  of  "  Platform,  platform,"  and  the  Governor 
made  his  way  to  the  Chairman's  platform.  He  then  addressed  the 
convention  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I  stand,  as  it  were, 
in  the  presence  of  three  million  of  the  people  of  Illinois;  or  I  stand  in  the 
presence  of  the  representatives  of  six  hundred  thousand  Republican  voters, 
each  delegate  here  representing  400  of  that  number.  Illinois  the 
Great !  Illinois  with  its  five  millions  of  people  —  almost  two  million 
manly  men  —  almost  two  million  noble  women,  and  almost  two  million 
children,  whose  prosperity  to-day  and  whose  progress  to-morrow  depend 
on  how  you  and  I,  the  citizens  and  voters  of  this  State,  use  the  oppor- 
tunities and  privileges  which  are  accorded  to  us  under  the  Constitution 
and  the  laws.  Illinois,  with  its  history  of  glory  and  its  prospects  of 
renown  —  Illinois  can  achieve  the  magnificent  destiny  for  which  great 
and  good  men  have  warred,  and  great  and  good  men  have  died,  only  by 
the  triumph  of  the  sublime  principles  of  the  Republican  party.  [Cheers.] 
The  party  of  the  settler's  homestead  and  the  soldier's  pension ;  the  party 
of  the  dollar's  honesty  and  the  ballot's  freedom ;  the  party  of  equal 
rights ;  the  party  of  the  laborer's  protection ;  the  party  of  the  people's 
home;  the  party  of  the  stars  and  stripes.  [Cheers.]  The  success  of  this 
party  in  this  State  means  prosperity  and  happiness  to  the  nation,  because 
it  means  the  success  of  the  party  of  American  purity  and  progress,  of 


378  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

American  patriotism  and  prowess  and  power.  True  Republican  har- 
mony is  of  the  greatest  importance,  because  upon  Republican  harmony 
depends  Republican  success. 

In  view  of  these  sentiments,  I  appear  before  the  convention  this 
afternoon  to  suggest  a  solution  of  the  deadlock.  I  think  I  am  about  to 
divulge  to  you  the  name  of  the  next  Governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 
[Cheers.]  With  thanks  to  the  great  people  of  the  State  outside  of 
Chicago  who  gave  me  a  majority  over  all  opponents  upon  the  first 
ballot  in  this  convention ;  with  thanks  to  the  507  who  supported  me 
then,  and  with  thanks  to  the  405  who  supported  me  upon  the  last  ballot, 
and  with  gratitude  beyond  expression  to  the  363  who  resisted  all  induce- 
ments and  all  blandishments  and  all  arguments  and  all  resources  and 
power,  I  withdraw  my  name  from  before  the  consideration  of  this  con- 
vention. [Cheers.] 

Four  years  ago,  one  proud  and  happy  day,  in  the  presence  of  you  the 
people  —  in  the  presence  of  the  Judge  of  all  men  before  whom,  some  day, 
I  expect  to  stand  —  in  the  presence  of  my  own  loved  ones,  mother, 
wife  and  babes  —  I  took  upon  myself  the  solemn  obligations  of  the 
mighty  oath  of  Governor  of  Illinois.  There  were  reasons  besides  the 
oath  why  I  desired  to  be  Governor  of  Illinois  —  a  good  Governor  of 
this  mighty  State.  There  were  reasons  why  I  desired  to  be  a  suitable 
representative  of  the  Republican  party  of  this  glorious  commonwealth. 
After  four  years,  I  come  before  you  to-day  to  tell  you  that  I  have  kept 
the  pledge  which  I  gave  to  you  four  years  ago.  I  told  you  then  that  if 
you  put  in  my  proud  hands  the  splendid  banner  of  the  great  party  that 
I  love,  I  would  bear  it  up  and  down  the  State,  from  side  to  side  and 
end  to  end,  and  bring  it  back  in  honor.  I  kept  the  pledge  with  your 
great  help.  I  am  here  to  tell  you  to-day  I  not  only  kept  the  pledge 
to  you,  the  party,  but  I  have  kept  the  official  oath.  I  have  tried  to  per- 
form the  duties  of  my  office  and  keep  the  oath.  Further  than  that,  I 
have  nothing  to  say  with  reference  to  myself. 

My  friends  presented  my  name  to  this  convention  upon  the  theory 
that  I  was  the  candidate  of  a  majority  in  the  country  outside  of  the 
city  of  Chicago.  They  asked  delegates  from  Chicago  to  support  me 
upon  that  ground.  It  is  therefore  fitting  that  we  should  now,  in  the 
withdrawal  of  my  name  from  the  convention,  turn  to  that  man  who  is 
the  choice  of  a  majority  of  the  Republicans  of  Chicago.  [Applause.] 
Therefore,  by  the  advice  and  consent  of  my  friends,  I  hereby  withdraw 
my  name  from  this  convention  and  ask  all  my  friends  to  support 
Charles  S.  Deneen  for  Governor.  [Prolonged  cheers.] 

As  the  Governor  walked  from  the  platform,  there  were  voci- 
ferous shouts  of  "  Hamlin."  Attorney-General  Hamlin,  who 
was  sitting  with  the  Douglas  county  delegation,  made  his  way  to 
to  the  platform. 

Chairman  Cannon :  Without  objection,  Mr.  Hamlin  will 
address  the  convention.  The  Chair  hears  no  objections. 

Mr.  Hamlin  then  addressed  the  convention  as  follows : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  Four  years  ago 
at  the  city  of  Peoria,  the  Republican  party  placed  in  my  hands  the  nomina- 
tion for  Attorney-General  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  I  have  filled  that 
office,  and  the  record  that  I  have  made  in  the  office  is  before  the  people 
of  Illinois,  and  I  am  not  ashamed  of  that  record.  [Applause.] 

I  have  thought  that  perhaps  the  Republican  party  of  Illinois  might 
see  fit  to  promote  me  to  the  office  of  the  Chief  Executive  of  this  State. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


379 


We  have  been  here  for  many  days  trying  to  select  a  candidate  for  that 
high  office.  It  is  important  for  the  interests  of  this  great  Republican 
party  that  we  should  nominate  a  candidate  and  that  harmony  should 
prevail.  I  am  before  you  to  withdraw  my  name  from  the  consideration 
of  this  convention.  We  have  had  and  have  many  candidates  from  the 
country  seeking  this  position.  The  city  of  Chicago,  the  greatest  metrop- 
olis of  the  West,  for  whose  citizens  and  for  whose  interests  I  entertain 
the  same  high  regard  as  I  do  for  the  humblest  hamlet  in  the  great  State 
of  Illinois  [cheers]',  has  presented  a  candidate.  I  have  consulted  with 
my  friends.  I  have  said  to  them,  "  It  is  necessary  for  some  one  to  make 
some  personal  sacrifice  —  some  subordination  of  personal  interests  —  in 
the  interest  of  this  party  of  ours."  I  want  its  policies  continued,  and 
I  am  not  afraid  to  take  a  candidate  from  the  city  of  Chicago  to  head 
the  ticket  of  the  State.  [Cheers.]  And  I  withdraw  from  this  race  and 
urge  my  friends  to  support  that  fearless  officer  of  the  law,  that  man  of 
high  integrity.  Charles  S.  Deneen.  [Cheers.] 

There  were  now  loud  calls  of  "  Sherman,  Sherman." 
Judge  Sherman  mounted  a  chair  in  the  McDonough  delegation  and 
addressed  the  convention  as  follows : 


THE   CHAIRMAN'S   TABLE   AND   MEGAPHONE  —  A    PICTURE   TAKEN    A   FEW  .DAYS    AFTER 
SINE  DIE   ADJOURNMENT  OF  THE   CONVENTION. 


380  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  The  time  has 
come  for  this  to  cease  to  be  a  candidate's  convention  and  become  a 
delegate  convention.  [Cheers.]  On  yesterday  we  each  and  severally 
delivered  our  opinions,  Mr.  Chairman,  upon  a  resolution  releasing  dele- 
gates from  instructions.  In  pursuance  of  that  resolution,  we  now  think 
the  time  for  action  has  arrived.  In  this  convention,  I  wish  to  congratu- 
late the  State  of  Illinois,  and  especially  the  city  of  Chicago,  that  Chicago 
has  presented  a  candidate  here  in  whom  the  people  of  Illinois  have  confi- 
dence. [Cheers.]  This  deadlock  can  now  be  broken  by  the  action  of 
delegates.  The  names  of  Deneen  and  deadlock  are  not  synonymous. 
Thanking  the  gentlemen  for  the  support  they  have  given  me,  I  wish  to 
withdraw  in  order  that  we  may  have  a  candidate  from  Chicago  in  the 
person  of  Charles  S.  Deneen  —  a  stalwart  Republican,  eminently  fitted 
for  the  office  of  Governor,  and  who  has  shown  he  is  the  man  Cook 
county  wants  for  Governor.  [Cheers.] 

The  call  of  the  roll  for  the  seventy-ninth  ballot  was  then  com- 
menced. It  was  2:40  when  the  secretary  called  Adams  county, 
the  first  county  on  the  roll-call,  which,  from  the  beginning  of  the 
long  contest  had  been  voting  solidly  for  Yates.  Major  James 
E.  Adams,  who  on  previous  ballots  had  announced  the  vote  of 
Adams  county,  now  sat  quietly  in  his  seat  and  T.  J.  Clark  arose 
and  announced  "  one  for  Yates,  nineteen  for  Deneen."  Major 
Adams  had  insisted  on  voting  as  he  had  from  the  beginning  and 
he  cast  the  only  vote  that  was  recorded  for  Yates  on  the  entire 
ballot. 

As  the  roll-call  progressed  it  was  evident  that  most  of  the 
Yates  counties  were  transferring  their  support  to  Deneen.  The 
vote  of  Bond  county,  third  on  the  list,  which  on  the  later  ballots 
had  been  dividing  its  votes  between  Yates  and  Lowden,  was 
announced  by  Lieutenant-Governor  Northcott  solidly  for  Low- 
den.  Kane  county,  the  home  of  Senator  Hopkins,  cast  twenty- 
eight  votes  for  Lowden  and  two  for  Deneen.  Will  county,  which 
on  the  later  ballots  had  been  voting  for  Lowden,  stuck  to  him 
and  cast  its  twenty-five  votes  for  him.  Lowden  also  got  the  vote 
of  Kankakee  county,  the  first  time  that  county  had  voted  for  any 
candidate  except  Yates.  [Kankakee  had  been  under  promise, 
growing  out  of  the  fight  for  the  nomination  for  Treasurer,  to 
vote  for  Lowden  whenever  Yates  retired  from  the  field.] 

The  Lowden  men  were  demonstrative  and  cheered  whenever 
any  of  the  Yates  delegates  voted  for  their  candidate.  But  little 
noise  was  made  by  the  Deneen  men  until  Sangamon  county  was 
reached  and  cast  its  twenty-four  votes  solidly  for  Deneen.  He  was 
now  assured  of  the  nomination,  having  received  more  than  the 
necessary  752  votes.  Cheers  went  up  from  the  Deneen  delegates. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  381 

At  3  o'clock  the  roll-call  was  completed  and  the  Deneen  men 
broke  into  wild  cheers.  Hundreds  of  delegates  —  Deneen  men, 
Yates  men,  Hamlin  men,  Sherman  men  —  were  upon  their  chairs 
waving  Deneen  placards  and  joining  in  a  pandemonium  of 
cheers.  Hamlin  and  Sherman,  standing  in  their  respective  dele- 
gations, joined  enthusiastically  in  the  demonstration. 

While  the  roll-call  was  in  progress  Mr.  Deneen  stood  alone 
in  the  far-off  corner  of  the  hall,  not  far  from  the  door  of  his 
little  "  office."  He  was  absorbed  in  the  balloting,  and  responded 
mechanically  to  an  occasional  passer-by  who  stopped  to  congratu- 
late him.  His  hands  were  in  his  pockets,  and  his  eyes  were  fixed 
upon  the  assistant  secretary,  as  the  counties  and  their  votes  were 
drawled  out.  He  evidently  did  not  want  premature  congratu- 
lations. "  Wait  until  the  vote  is  announced,"  he  said  several 
times. 

When  Vermilion  county  had  been  passed,  Roy  O.  West,  who 
had  been  standing  on  a  chair  fifty  feet  away,  got  down,  walked 
over  and  congratulated  the  man  with  whose  campaign  he  had 
been  so  closely  identified.  Others  came  also,  and  in  a  moment 
Mr.  Deneen  was  surrounded.  Governor  Yates  came  up  hurriedly 
and  cordially  seizing  the  nominee's  arm,  said :  "Come  with  me ; 
I  want  to  introduce  you  to  Mrs.  Yates."  And  so  Yates  and 
Deneen  pushed  their  way  to  the  front,  and  in  a  moment  Mr. 
Deneen  was  shaking  hands  with  Mrs.  Yates,  who  occupied  a  seat 
with  a  number  of  friends  to  the  left  of  the  platform,  and  who  now 
presented  Mr.  Deneen  with  a  large  bouquet  of  roses. 

COLONEL   LOWDEN    "DIES    GAME." 

Colonel  Lowden  had  come  over  to  the  convention  for  the  after- 
noon session  in  good  spirits,  notwithstanding  the  approaching 
defeat.  Just  before  the  convention  was  called  to  order  he  appeared 
for  a  moment  on  the  platform  to  shake  hands  with  Mrs.  Low- 
den  and  a  number  of  friends.  Then  he  descended  to  the  con- 
vention floor.  While  the  speeches  of  withdrawal  were  being 
made,  and  while  the  seventy-ninth  ballot  was  in  progress  he 
paced  the  floor  in  the  rear  of  the  platform,  in  company  with 
Kenesaw  M.  Landis  and  two  or  three  others  of  his  lieutenants. 
As  the  call  of  the  counties  went  slowly  along  he  occasionally 
paused  for  a  moment  to  listen  breathlessly  to  the  response  of 


382  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

some  county  in  which  he  had  a  particular  interest.  As  the 
half-way  county  was  passed,  gloom  settled  over  the  little  party, 
for  the  last  ray  of  hope  had  died  out. 

"  Then  suddenly,"  said  a  newspaper  report  the  next  morning, 
"  Lowden  pulled  himself  together.  He  shook  off  the  appearance 
of  depression  and  put  on  a  smile  for  all  his  friends,  grasping 
their  hands  heartily  and  surprising  them  with  words  of  cheer.  * 
*  Colonel  Lowden  stood  silent  for  a  moment  at  the  corner 
of  the  platform,  where  he  could  see  the  banners  waving  for  the 
victor.  All  around  him  stood  his  lieutenants,  helpless  in  their 
dejection,  except  for  the  evident  solicitude  to  show  in  word 
and  manner  their  sympathy  for  their  defeated  chief.  Gradually 
the  humor  of  the  situation  struck  the  Colonel.  A  smile  broke  and 
spread  over  his  features,  and  suddenly  he  slapped  Landis  on  the 
shoulder  and  exclaimed :  '  Let's  die  game,  old  man  —  this  is  no 
time  to  look  glum.'  " 

Then  he  turned  to  a  near-by  newspaper  man  and  submitted  to 
an  interview,  declaring :  "  It  was  a  fair  fight  and  I  am  beaten." 
And  then  and  there,  before  the  ballot  had  been  announced,  he 
pledged  allegiance  to  the  nominee. 

THE   SEVENTY-NINTH   BALLOT   IS   ANNOUNCED. 

At  3  109  Chairman  Cannon,  by  the  vigorous  use  of  his  gavel, 
brought  comparative  quiet  in  the  convention  and  the  result  of 
the  seventy-ninth  ballot  was  announced  as  follows : 

Deneen,  957^/2;    Lowden,  522^;    Warner,  21;    Yates,  i. 

Immediately  John  M.  Raymond,  of  Aurora,  was  recognized 
and  said:  "  I  yield  my  time  to  Col.  Frank  O.  Lowden.'' 

Colonel  Lowden  was  already  standing  on  a  chair  in  the  Cook 
county  delegation,  and  on  being  recognized,  said : 

"  I  move  you,  sir,  to  make  the  nomination  of  Charles  S.  Deneen 
unanimous."  [Applause.] 

The  motion  was  seconded  by  Mr.  Raymond. 

Chairman  Cannon :  The  gentleman  from  Cook  moves  to  make 
the  nomination  of  Charles  S.  Deneen  as  the  Republican  candidate 
for  Governor  unanimous.  The  gentleman  from  Kane  seconds  the 
motion. 

The  Chair  put  the  motion  to  a  viva  voce  vote,  and  there  being 
no  negative  votes,  the  nomination  was  declared  unanimous. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  383 

Cries  of  "  Deneen,  Deneen,"  began  to  increase  in  volume 
from  different  parts  of  the  convention  hall,  and  Mr.  Deneen 
mounted  a  chair  in  front  of  the  delegate  body.  Cries  of  "Take 
the  platform  "  were  heard,  and  he  went  to  the  chairman's  plat- 
form. Chairman  Cannon  said,  as  Mr.  Deneen  appeared  beside 
him: 

"  Gentlemen  of  the  convention,  the  Chair  takes  great  pleasure 
in  presenting  to  the  convention  the  candidate  of  the  Republican 
party,  the  candidate  of  the  majority,  the  candidate  of  the  minority 
of  the  party,  for  Governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  Charles  S. 
Deneen."  [Cheers.] 

Mr.  Deneen  advanced  to  the  front  of  the  platform  and  said : 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Delegates :  I  realize  that  this  is  not  the  occasion 
lor  a  speech  by  the  nominee  of  the  party.  I  realize  that  this  convention 
has  been  drawn  out  to  a  greater  length  than  any  like  convention  in  the 
history  of  Illinois  or  in  the  history  of  the  United  States.  I  realize  that 
the  delegates  desire  to  return  to  their  homes,  but  I  take  this  opportunity, 
first,  to  thank  the  delegates  to  this  convention  for  the  honor  bestowed 
upon  me.  I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  those  gentlemen  whose 
names  were  presented  as  candidates  before  this  convention,  not  alone 
for  their  courteous  treatment  here,  while  we  have  been  in  session,  but 
their  courteous  treatment  throughout  this  entire  campaign.  This  conven- 
tion has  made  the  campaign  for  the  party.  We  have  been  here  two 
weeks.  We  have  become  well  acquainted  with  each  other.  You  have 
set  a  high  standard  of  steadfast  loyalty  to  friends.  You  will  set.  dur- 
ing this  campaign,  in  my  opinion,  a  higher  standard  of  steadfast  loyalty 
to  the  party.  [Applause.] 

I  appreciate  the  great  sacrifices  made  by  the  candidates  before  this 
convention  withdrawing  in  my  favor.  I  appreciate  the  great  sacrifices 
made  by  the  other  candidates  in  making  this  campaign.  I  thank  them 
for  moving  to  make  my  nomination  unanimous.  Hereafter,  at  the  proper 
time,  I  shall  appear  in  every  county  in  this  State  and  make  the  best 
campaign  that  is  possible  to  be  made  by  me  for  the  common  cause, 
but  I  realize  that  my  efforts  will  amount  to  little  unless  I  am  supported, 
not  only  by  every  candidate  and  his  friends  in  this  convention,  but 
by  the  entire  party,  and  I  go  out  as  a  candidate  now  nominated  by  the 
party,  for  the  entire  party,  and  shall  wage  the  warfare  with  that  end  in 
view  and  with  that  alone. 

But  I  shall  not  continue  to  make  remarks.  It  would  please  me  very 
much  to  meet  you  after  the  adjournment  has  been  had,  and  thank  you 
individually  for  the  courtesies  shown  me  during  this  convention,  and 
for  the  honor  you  have  bestowed  upon  me.  [Applause.] 

Cries  of  "  Lowden  "  rose  from  the  convention,  and  Colonel 
Lowden  came  forward  upon  the  platform.  Chairman  Cannon 
said: 

"  Colonel  Lowden  needs  no  introduction  to  this  convention." 
[Applause.] 


384 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


AN  ECHO  FROM  THE  OGLE  COUNTY  FARMER. 


Col.  LoWden—'"Poor  fieneen!    His  Troubles  Are  Just  beginning. 


Cartoon   by    McCutcheon.      Reproduced    from    the    Chicago    Tribune. 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  385 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Fellow  Republicans :  I  am  for  the  nominee  of 
this  convention.  [Applause.]  When  the  campaign  opens  next  fall  I 
will  be  found  in  the  front  rank  of  those  battling  for  Republican  princi- 
ples. [Applause.]  When  I  announced  my  candidacy,  I  stated  that  I 
should  so  conduct  this  campaign  on  my  part  that  the  other  candidates 
for  this  high  office,  who  are  all  my  friends,  would  be  my  friends  after 
the  final  roll-call  of  this  convention.  I  think  I  have  made  good  that 
promise  to  the  Republicans  of  Illinois.  [Applause.] 

I  want  to  congratulate  you  that  your  labors  are  nearly  done,  that 
you  have  a  candidate  for  Governor  with  whom  we  will  win  an  old- 
fashioned  Republican  victory  next  autumn.  [Applause.]  I  desire  to  add 
that  never  in  the  history  of  conventions  was  one  prolonged  like  this 
where  the  same  excellent  temper  was  maintained  among  the  delegates 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end.  You  have  this  compensation  for  the  long 
delay  and  for  the  discomforts  you  have  suffered,  that  you  know  the 
Republicans  of  Illinois  better  than  you  ever  did  before  and  you  respect 
them  more  than  you  ever  did  before.  [Applause.] 

I  want  particularly  to  thank  my  loyal  friends  who  unfalteringly 
have  followed  my  political  fortunes  in  this  convention,  and  I  want  to  ask 
of  them  as  a  special  favor  that  they  won't  look  so  depressed  and  melan- 
choly and  unhappy.  [Laughter.]  It  affects  my  spirits  —  because  when 
the  result  of  the  last  roll-call  was  announced  I  began  to  think  of  the 
beautiful  quiet  I  would  enjoy  on  my  farm  [cheers]  and  was  happier 
than  I  have  been  at  any  time  in  the  last  nine  months.  [Applause.] 
And  so,  cheer  up,  because  we  will  all  meet  again  in  a  very  short  time, 
fighting  shoulder  to  shoulder  for  a  common  cause.  I  thank  you,  my 
friends.  [Applause.] 

The  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  Lieutenant-Governor  was 
declared  in  order.  Efforts  to  secure  a  recess  were  at  first  futile. 
The  calling  of  the  roll  of  Congressional  Districts  for  the  presenta- 
tion of  candidates'  names  was  started.  D.  F.  Lawley,  of  Pekin, 
on  behalf  of  the  Sixteenth  District,  nominated  Col.  Wm.  J.  Con- 
zelman,  of  Pekin.  The  convention  drifted  into  deep  confusion 
and  business  had  to  be  suspended.  Finally,  at  3  135,  a  motion 
for  a  recess  until  8  o'clock  P.M.  was  put  and  carried. 


THE  DEADLOCK  BROKEN— THE  "SLATE"  COMPLETED. 

And  so,  at  last,  the  deadlock  was  broken,  and  a  general  feeling 
of  relief  came  to  the  delegates.  A  rough  analysis  of  the  seventy- 
ninth  ballot  showed  that  Yates  had  carried  with  him  to  Deneen 
405  votes  —  more  than  had  been  counted  on  at  the  Mansion  con- 
ference. But  Colonel  Lowden  also,  although  he  had  lost  his 
battle,  had  cause  to  feel  proud  of  his  followers,  for  522  of  them 
had  deliberately  turned  their  backs  on  the  "  band  wagon  "  to  go 
with  him  to  defeat. 

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386  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

As  soon  as  the  recess  had  been  taken,  there  was  a  resumption 
of  the  conference  at  the  Executive  Mansion.  In  addition  to  those 
already  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  morning'  conference, 
State  Senator  Daniel  A.  Campbell  was  present  and  participated 
actively.  W.  S.  Cowen  was  also  present  part  of  the  time. 

The  business  remaining  before  the  conferees  was  to  agree 
upon  the  rest  of  the  state  ticket.  The  Governor  had  assembled 
his  steering  committee  and  some  of  his  advisers  not  members  of 
the  committee,  about  thirty  in  all,  in  a  room  up-stairs.  Through- 
out the  conference  that  followed  he  was  in  close  communication 
with  these  men  and  agreed  to  nothing  positively  until  it  had  been 
submitted  to  their  approval. 

Governor  Yates  wanted  the  privilege  of  naming  two  men  on 
the  ticket  —  State  Senator  Len  Small  for  treasurer,  and  Repre- 
sentative B.  M.  Chiperfield,  of  Canton,  for  Attorney-General. 
The  nomination  of  Small  was  conceded  without  question.  As 
to  Chiperfield,  the  objection  was  raised  that  many  delegates 
were  pledged  to  Mr.  Stead  and  that  they  could  not  be  expected 
to  violate  their  pledges.  The  agreement  was  made,  however,  that 
all  present  would  do  their  utmost  to  bring  about  Mr.  Chiperfield's 
nomination. 

For  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts,  James  S.  McCullough  was 
without  opposition.  In  past  campaigns,  he  had  proven  immensely 
popular,  and  now  he  would  be  the  "  soldier  candidate  ''  on  the 
ticket. 

There  was  a  proposition  to  make  W.  S.  Cowen,  one  of  the 
Governor's  managers,  the  nominee  for  Secretary  of  State ;  but 
the  Governor  had  already  promised  his  support  to  James  A.  Rose, 
and  he  insisted  on  Mr.  Rose's  nomination,  which  was  finally  agreed 
upon. 

YATES  SPRINGS  SURPRISE. 

The  surprise  of  the  day  came  when  the  Lieutenant-Governor- 
ship was  taken  up.  As  we  have  seen  earlier  in  this  volume,  there 
was  quite  an  array  of  candidates.  James  S.  Neville  said  that  he 
was  pledged  to  Frank  L.  Smith,  of  Dwight,  and  would  like  to  have 
him  nominated.  Two  of  the  candidates,  Representative  W.  E. 
Trautmann,  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  Representative  Thomas  Rina- 
ker,  of  Carlinville,  were  especial  friends  of  Judge  Sherman.  It 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  387 

seemed  but  right  that  he  should  have  one  of  them  put  on  the 
ticket.  He  first  suggested  Mr.  Trautmann.  Governor  Yates  at 
once  made  objection.  - 

"  I  like  Trautmann,  personally,"  said  he,  "  and  I  would  like 
to  see  him  nominated  on  Judge  Sherman's  account ;  but  it  so  hap- 
pens that  on  account  of  conditions  in  southern  Illinois,  there  are 
thirty  or  forty  counties  in  that  part  of  the  State  —  my  counties  — 
that  will  not  stand  for  Trautmann." 

Then,  after  a  moment's  hesitation,  he  added : 

"  I  would  much  rather  see  Judge  Sherman  himself  nominated. 
[Another  pause.]  I  think  the  nominee  for  Governor  ought  to 
be  consulted.  Deneen,  what  do  you  think  ?  " 

"  You  can't  say  anything  more  agreeable  to  me  than  to  pro- 
pose Judge  Sherman,"  Mr.  Deneen  responded. 

It  seems  that  at  first  Judge  Sherman  thought  the  suggestion  of 
the  Governor  a  joke;  but  when  everybody  in  the  room  had  con- 
curred in  it,  he  saw  that  it  had  been  made  in  all  earnestness. 

"  This  is  something  I  had  never  thought  of,"  said  he.  "I  can 
say  nothing  until  I  consult  Trautmann  and  Rinaker." 

He  at  once  went  over  to  the  Leland  hotel  and  saw  Trautmann 
and  Rinaker  together.  Both  agreed  unhesitatingly  that  the  thing 
for  Sherman  to  do  was  to  accept  the  nomination. 

And  so  the  "  slate  "  was  made  up.  That  night  it  went  through 
the  convention  with  only  a  single  break.  This  was  in  the  case  of 
Mr.  Chiperfield,  who  was  defeated  by  W.  H.  Stead,  of  Ottawa. 
There  was  a  general  denial  subsequently  that  the  combination 
which  brought  about  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Deneen  and  the  rest 
of  the  State  ticket  involved  promises  or  "  bargains  "  of  any  sort. 
It  appears  that  the  only  thing  agreed  upon  in  the  conference,  in 
addition  to  the  nominees,  was  that  those  present  should  assist  in 
making  Governor  Yates  chairman  of  the  Illinois  delegation  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention,  then  less  than  three  weeks  away. 
It  was  reported  that  the  United  States  Senatorship  for  the  term 
beginning  in  1907  was  also  involved ;  but  it  is  well  settled  that  the 
Senatorship  was  not  mentioned  in  the  series  of  conferences  that 
have  just  been  described.  If  any  understanding  on  that  subject 
was  reached  between  two  or  more  of  the  gubernatorial  candidates, 
it  was  no  part  of  the  historic  conference  which  made  Mr.  Deneen 
the  nominee  for  Governor :  and  whether  or  not  such  a  compact 


388  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

exists  can  not  be  debated  here,  but  must  be  left  for  the  guesses  and 
speculation  of  political  gossips  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 


FRIDAY    EVENING  — THE    CLOSING    SESSION. 

But  the  story  of  the  convention  is  not  yet  finished.  The  con- 
vention was  late  in  getting  together  for  its  final  session.  It  was 
8 140  that  Friday  evening  when  Chairman  Cannon  let  his  gavel  fall. 
Immediately,  Senator  O.  F.  Berry  offered  the  following  resolution, 
which  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions : 

Resolved,  That  the  membership  of  the  State  Central  Committee 
shall  consist  of  one  member  from  each  Congressional  District,  to  be 
selected  by  the  delegates  from  the  several  districts,  and  six  members  at 
large,  to  be  selected  by  the  State  convention.  The  committee  is  authorized 
in  its  discretion  to  select  a  chairman  outside  of  the  membership. 

Then  the  roll  of  the  Congressional  Districts  was  called  for 
the  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  Lieutenant-Governor. 

Frank  L.  Smith,  of  Livingston  county,  was  placed  in  nomina- 
tion by  a  delegate  from  that  county,  and  L.  Y.  Sherman  was 
named  by  Senator  Berry.  Andrew  Russel,  of  Morgan  county,  rep- 
resenting Governor  Yates,  seconded  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Sher- 
man. A  number  of  other  seconding  speeches  were  made,  and  then 
the  Secretary  was  directed  to  call  the  roll. 

Before  the  calling  of  the  first  county,  Col.  W.  J.  Conzelman,  of 
Pekin,  who  had  been  placed  in  nomination  at  the  afternoon  ses- 
sion, withdrew  his  name,  leaving  but  two  candidates. 

As  the  call  proceeded,  the  confusion  on  the  floor  increased. 
Amid  the  tumult.  Chairman  Cannon  discovered  a  number  of 
delegates  smoking. 

'  The  clerk  will  suspend  the  call,"  shouted  the  chairman. 
"  We  will  wait  till  this  smoking  is  stopped." 

"  I  am  afraid  that  will  be  all  night,"  replied  Cicero  J.  Lindley, 
who  was  calling  the  roll. 

"  Well,  then,"  said  the  chairman,  "  we  will  stay  here  all 
night.  We  will  close  this  up  without  smoking,  and  finally  with 
the  doxology."  [Laughter.] 

The  call  had  not  progressed  very  far  before  it  became  plain 
that  the  Lowden  men,  as  a  rule,  were  supporting  Smith,  while 
the  Deneen,  Yates  and  Hamlin  men  were  lining  up  with  Sher- 
man. 


PART  TWO:  THE  CONVENTION.          389 


The  convent ion, in  great  good  temper, 
has  nominated  Charles  S.Deneen  as  the 
Republican  standard  "bearer  for  Governor. 
I  have  no  doubt  that  the  nomination 
will  commend  itself  to  the  faarerfctoJa 
approval  of  the  party  in  the  state  and 
generally  to  the  people.  I  am  more  than 
gratified  that  the  deadlock  is  broken. 
The  fact  that  this  was  such  a  stubbornly 
'contested  struggle  is  one  of  the  most 
hopeful  signs  at  the  beginning  of  the 
campaign^  Backed  by  the  conscience, 
principles, policy  and  organization 
of  the  Republican  party, Mr .Deneen  will 
make  as  strong  a  standard  bearer  in 
Illinois  as  Mr. Roosevelt  will  in  the 
United  States. 

The  cordial  indorsement  given 
Deneen  by  the  minority  and  the  generous 
indorsement  accorded  him  by  Colonel 
Lowden  speaks  equally  well  for  Mr. 
Deneen  and  Colonel  Lowden.   Mr.Deneen 
is  big  enough, physically, mentally  and 
morally, to  make  such  a  governor  as  is 
desired  by  all  the  people  of  the  state. 


Springfield, 
June  3,1904. 

••  UNCLE   JOE  "    CANNON'S    VERDICT   ON   THE    END    OF   THE    DEADLOCK. 

This  statement  was  dictated  by  Chairman  Cannon  on  June  3,  after  Mr.  Deneen's 
nomination.  It  was  afterward  submitted  to  him,  and  after  being  edited  as  here  shown, 
was  signed,  with  authority  to  use  it  in  this  volume. 

Before  the  result  was  announced,  Frank  L.  Smith  withdrew 
his  name  and  moved  that  the  nomination  of  Sherman  be  made 
unanimous.  This  was  done,  and  Sherman  was  declared  the 
unanimous  choice  of  the  convention. 

The  next  order  of  business  was  the  nomination  of  a  candi- 
date for  State  Treasurer.  Ex-Speaker  E.  C.  Curtis,  of  Kanka- 
kee,  placed  Senator  Len  Small  in  nomination,  and  Judge  Fritchie, 
of  Olney,  presented  the  name  of  Colonel  Aden  Knoph. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  roll-call,  Judge  Fritchie,  on  behalf 
of  Colonel  Knoph,  moved  that  the  nomination  of  Small  be  made 
unanimous,  and  the  motion  was  carried. 


390  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

For  Secretary  of  State,  four  names  were  presented  to  the 
convention,  as  follows : 

M.  O^  Williamson,  of  Knox  county,  Fifteenth  District,  by 
H.  D.  Judson :  William  H.  Cisne,  of  Wayne  county,  Twenty- 
fourth  District,  by  Gen.  Thomas  W.  Scott ;  James  A.  Rose, 
of  Pope  county,  Twenty-fourth  District,  by  Colonel  Durfee; 
Daniel  Hogan,  of  Pulaski  county,  Twenty-fifth  District,  by 
Marion  Whitlers. 

When  Wayne  county  was  reached  on  the  roll-call,  General 
Scott  withdrew  the  name  of  Cisne,  and  voted  the  county  for 
Rose. 

The  result  was  announced  as  follows :  Rose,  844 ;  William- 
son, 159;  Hogan,  497:  Cisne,  2. 

Mr.  Judson,  on  behalf  of  Mr.  Williamson,  moved  that  Rose's 
nomination  be  made  unanimous,  and  it  was  so  ordered. 

The  roll  of  districts  was  called  for  names  of  candidates  for 
Auditor.  James  S.  McCullough,  the  then  incumbent,  was  the 
only  candidate  offered.  His  name  was  presented  by  Judge  F.  M. 
Wright  in  behalf  of  the  Nineteenth  District.  Charles  Eckart,  of 
Douglas,  moved  that  McCullough  be  nominated  by  acclama- 
tion, and  this  was  done. 

Two  candidates  were  presented  for  Attorney-General  — 
William  H.  Stead,  of  La  Salle  county,  by  C.  P.  Gardner,  and 
B.  M.  Chiperfield,  of  Fulton  county,  by  C.  E.  Snively.  Stead 
received  892^/2,  and  Chiperfield  608^,  and  the  first  and  only 
break  in  the  "  slate  "  had  been  made.  Mr.  Snively,  on  behalf  of 
Mr.  Chiperfield,  moved  to  make  Stead's  nomination  unanimous, 
and  it  was  so  ordered. 

After  the  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  ballot  for  Attor- 
ney-General, the  friends  of  W.  H.  Stead  escorted  that  gentle- 
man to  the  platform. 

CHAIRMAN  CANNON  :  I  introduce  to  you  the  next  Attorney-General 
of  the  State  of  Illinois,  who  will  defend  his  friends,  prosecute  all  those 
who  ought  to  be  prosecuted,  and  I  hope  there  will  not  be  many  Republi- 
cans found  among  that  number.  [Laughter.] 

MR.  STEAD  :  Mr.  Chairman  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I 
shall  not  detain  you  with  any  extended  remarks.  I  want  to  thank  the 
members  of  this  convention  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart  for  the  honor 
which  they  have  conferred  upon  me ;  and  I  want  to  say  to  you  that, 
with  the  rest  of  the  splendid  gentlemen  you  have  nominated,  from  now 
until  November  it  will  be  my  endeavor  to  devote  all  the  energy  I  possess 
to  this  campaign.  And  now,  my  friends,  let  us  all  go  home  and  see  to  it 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION.  391 

that  this  ticket  which  has  been  nominated  here  after  so  much  deliberation 
is  elected,  and  I  have  no  doubt  it  will  be,  by  an  overwhelming  majority. 
I  thank  you,  my  friends.  [Applause.] 

The  selection  of  three  trustees  of  the  University  of  Illinois 
was  next  in  order.  On  motion  of  A.  Hanby  Jones,  it  was 
ordered  that  on  the  first  ballot  the  three  highest  candidates  be 
declared  the  nominees.  The  motion  was  carried,  and  the  follow- 
ing were  placed  before  the  convention : 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Busey,  of  Urbana ;  Mrs.  Emma  Pitt  Llewellyn,  of  Chi- 
cago; Mrs.  Elmina  T.  Springer,  of  Chicago;  M.  B.  Eckley,  of  Chicago; 
Dr.-  Charles  Davison,  of  Chicago;  W.  L.  Abbott,  of  Chicago;  Fred  L. 
Hatch,  of  McHenry  county;  J.  J.  Banks,  of  Chicago,  and  A.  E.  Ebert, 
of  Chicago. 

The  following  three  had  the  highest  vote  and  were  declared 
the  nominees :  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Busey,  of  Urbana ;  Dr.  Charles 
Davison,  of  Chicago,  and  W.  L.  Abbott,  of  Chicago.  [See  roll- 
call,  Part  Three.] 

It  was  now  getting  late.  All  evening  there  had  been  a  thin- 
ning of  the  delegations  as  men  drew  out  to  hurry  to  their  trains. 
The  State  ticket  was  complete.  Even  the  great  feminine  fight  for 
trustee  of  the  University  of  Illinois  was  all  over.  The  platform 
back  of  the  chairman,  that  had  been  crowded  for  weeks  with  the 
fashion  and  beauty  of  the  capital,  began  to  show  signs  of  the 
approaching  end ;  for  the  ladies  at  last  were  weary,  and  many 
were  leaving,  though  a  score  or  more  remained  to  see  the  curtain 
come  down.  The  handful  of  delegates  still  in  the  hall  huddled 
together  near  the  front,  as  the  unfinished  business  was  disposed  of. 

Walter  Reeves,  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions, 
reported  back  from  the  committee  the  Berry  resolution  providing 
for  six  members  at  large  of  the  State  Central  Committee,  with  an 
amendment  making  the  number  seven  instead  of  six.  The  reso- 
lution as  amended  was  adopted. 

Mr.  Reeves  reported  further  from  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions as  follows : 

It  was  suggested,  as  our  committee  was  retiring  to  the  room,  that  in 
one  Congressional  District  the  Presidential  elector  chosen  had  not  been 
approved  or  confirmed  by  this  convention  —  it  was  the  elector  from  the 
Eleventh  District,  from  Joliet.  Your  committee  is  not  aware  of  the  fact 
that  any  endorsement  here  is  necessary ;  but  to  save  all  possible  question 
upon  the  subject,  I  beg  to  offer  the  following  resolution: 


392  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Mr.  Reeves  then  read  the  resolution  referred  to,  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  each  of  the  several  Congressional  Districts  present  to 
the  secretary  of  this  convention  the  names  of  the  Presidential  electors  from 
said  districts,  and  that  such  electors  be  and  are  hereby  accordingly  selected 
and  approved  by  this  convention;  and  the  secretary  of  this  convention  is 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  properly  certify  such  names  of  such 
electors  whenever  requested  or  required  to  do  so. 

Senator  O.  F.  Berry  offered  the  following  resolution : 

Resolved,  That  the  following  persons  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed 
members  of  the  State  Central  Committee  at  Large :  Homer  J.  Tice,  Dr. 
J.  B.  McFatrich,  James  S.  Neville,  Solon  W.  Philbrick,  Edward  H.  Wright, 
\V.  Scott  Cowen,  Clarence  Buck. 

Judge  Elbridge  Hanecy  moved  to  amend  the  resolution  by 
substituting  the  name  of  Edward  H.  Morris  for  that  of  Edward 
H.  Wright ;  and  he  moved  the  previous  question  upon  his  amend- 
ment. 

The  previous  question  being  ordered,  the  amendment  was  lost. 
A  delegate  then  moved  the  previous  question  upon  the  original 
resolution. 

Judge  Hanecy  moved  that  the  name  of  Edward  H.  Morris 
be  added  to  the  committee. 

O.  F.  Berry  made  the  point  of  order  that  the  previous  ques- 
tion had  been  ordered  and  that  an  amendment  was  not  in  order. 
The  Chair  sustained  the  point  of  order. 

The  resolution  as  offered  by  Senator  Berry  was  then  adopted. 

Cicero  J.  Lindley,  of  Bond  county,  moved  that  the  thanks  of 
the  convention  be  extended  to  the  chairman  and  the  secretaries  for 
the  able  manner  in  which  they  had  performed  their  duties.  The 
motion  was  put  by  Mr.  Lindley  and  carried. 

Senator  O.  F.  Berry  moved  that  the  convention  do  now 
adjourn. 

CHAIRMAN  CANNON  :  Before  putting  that  motion,  the  Chair 
desires  to  return  his  thanks  to  the  convention  for  its  uniform 
courtesy  during  the  sessions -to  the  Chair  and  to  the  officers  of 
the  convention. 

The  motion  to  adjourn  was  then  put  and  carried,  and  at  n  146 
P.M.  the  Chair  declared  the  convention  adjourned  without  day. 


Thus   ended   the   Republican    State   Convention   of    1904  —  a 
State  convention  without  a  parallel  in  political  history.     At  every 


PART  TWO:    THE  CONVENTION. 


393 


stage  of  its  progress,  the  contest  for  the  nomination  for  Governor 
had  been  remarkable ;  but  by  no  means  its  least  remarkable  fea- 
ture was  the  graceful,  manly  .course  of  the  defeated  candidates. 
All  had  felt  the  thrill  of  victory  nearly  won  ;  but  none  now  per- 
mitted his  disappointment  to  leave  any  tinge  of  bitterness  in  his 
soul.  The  nominee  for  Governor,  long  before  the  falling  of  the 
gavel  marked  the  end  of  the  convention,  had  been  assured  of 
the  united  support  of  all  who  had  lately  been  his  rivals  —  of  none 
more  cordially  than  he  who,  at  the  last,  had  been  his  chief  antag- 
onist ;  and  as  these  lines  are  written  all  are  making*enthusiastic 
preparations  to  go  upon  the  stump,  and  once  more  the  voters 
of  Illinois  are  to  hear  their  eloquent  pleas,  not  for  themselves, 
but  for  the  Republican  party  and  for  the  man  whose  nomination 
for  Governor  brought  with  it  the  breaking  of  the  deadlock. 


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118 


PART  THREE:     STATISTICAL. 


THE  BALLOTS  FOR  GOVERNOR. 

The  seventy-nine  ballots  that  were  taken  in  the  convention  for  the 
nomination  of  a  candidate  for  Governor  are  here  given.  Only  certain  ones 
are  set  forth  in  detail ;  but  these  are  made  the  basis  of  comparison  in  such 
a  way  as  to  show  the  vote  of  every  county,  ward  and  commissioners'  dis- 
trict on  every  ballot. 

The  convention  was  composed  of  1,502  delegates,  of  which  516  were 
accredited  to  Cook  County.  The  number  necessary  to  a  choice  was  752. 

The  footings  here  given  are  those  made  by  the  secretary  and  assistant 
secretaries  of  the  convention  as  they  appear  in  the  official  journal. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


395 


HIGHEST  AND  LOWEST  VOTE  RECEIVED 
BY  EACH  CANDIDATE  FOR  GOVERNOR. 


Yates  
Lowden.  .  . 
Deneen.  .  .  . 
Hamlin  .  .  . 
Warner  .  .  . 
Sherman.  . 
Pierce  .... 

Ballot. 

Highest. 

Ballot. 

Lowest. 

1st 
73d 
79th 
23d 
54th 
1st 
47th 

507 
631 
957 
148 
55 
87 
33 

79th 
1st 
73d 
79th 
79th 
79th 
79th 

1 
354 
345 
0 
21 
0 
0 

RESULT   OF   EACH   BALLOT    FOR 

GOVERNOR. 
(Fractions  omitted.) 


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1 

507 

354 

386 

121 

45 

87 

2 

504 

390 

383 

117 

42 

63 

3 

499 

396 

380 

111 

34 

57 

21 

4 

490 

405 

383 

112 

36 

51 

21 

5 

491 

408 

380 

111 

34 

56 

21 

6 

493 

404 

383 

112 

34 

54 

21 

7 

494 

407 

377 

110 

39 

52 

21 

8 

488 

403 

382 

112 

44 

50 

21 

9 

494 

405 

382 

111 

36 

51 

22 

10 

489 

407 

379 

114 

38 

52 

22 

all 

489 

401 

376 

118 

38 

52 

21 

12 

489 

404 

380 

117 

39 

51 

21 

13 

488 

401 

382 

111 

45 

53 

21 

14 

482 

420 

381 

110 

36 

50 

21 

15 

495 

405 

381 

111 

36 

51 

21 

SATURDAY,  MAY 


16 

472 

428 

381 

110 

38 

51 

21 

17 

485 

407 

379 

109 

35 

51 

34 

18 

483 

412 

379 

118 

36 

50 

22 

19 

491 

405 

376 

119 

37 

50 

21 

20 

486 

397 

383 

109 

51 

51 

21 

21 

486 

409 

381 

108 

42 

51 

21 

22 

486 

401 

386 

110 

44 

51 

21 

23 

483 

393 

369 

148 

35 

50 

21 

24 

486 

398 

375 

135 

36 

49 

21 

MONDAY,  MAY  l6. 


25 
b26 
27 
28 
29 

489 
483 

482 
482 
481 

407 
402 
407 
400 
404 

381 
385 
388 
393 
382 

111 
111 
110 
110 
115 

39 
39 
39 
40 
38 

50 
51 
51 
51 

56 

21 
2(1 
21 
22 

22 

TUESDAY.  MAY  17. 


30 

437 

452 

382 

111 

44 

51 

21 

31 

431 

473 

383 

107 

32 

50 

22 

32 

429 

473 

383 

109 

33 

49 

22 

33 

428 

467 

387 

111 

34 

49 

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431 

466 

389 

111 

32 

50 

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35 

483 

408 

391 

109 

38 

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23 

36 

492 

390 

398 

111 

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487 

395 

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WEDNESDAY,  MAY  l8. 


39 

483 

396 

442 

112 

36 

2 

80 

40 

482 

396 

440 

111 

40 

2 

30 

41 

484 

399 

433 

111 

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111 

39 

2 

31 

46 

482 

404 

433 

112 

37 

2 

31 

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403 

432 

111 

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THURSDAY,  MAY  19. 


48 

486 

397 

432 

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41 

2 

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49 

487 

399 

391 

111 

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42 

32 

50 

486 

399 

431 

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28 

52 

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429 

111 

52 

33 

53 

483 

393 

430 

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53 

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54 

481 

392 

429 

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393 

430 

110 

52 

33 

56 

482 

393 

429 

110 

54 

88 

57 

483 

393 

388 

109 

54 

43 

3! 

FRIDAY,  MAY  2O. 

58 

483 

392 

385 

113 

53 

46 

29 

TUESDAY,  MAY  31. 


59 

487 

396 

383 

116 

41 

50 

28 

60 

484 

398 

383 

113 

42 

53 

28 

61 

484 

398 

384 

116 

40 

51 

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WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  I. 


62 

470 

404 

391 

116 

40 

52 

28 

63 

465 

401 

393 

121 

43 

51 

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64 

474 

407 

385 

116 

39 

52 

28 

65 

473 

414 

381 

117 

37 

52 

27 

66 

474 

411 

384 

119 

36 

51 

26 

THURSDAY,  JUNE  2. 


67 

471 

408 

386 

118 

39 

53  !  26 

68 

464 

400 

370 

107 

42 

80  38 

69 

388 

573 

358 

87 

28 

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381 

601 

351 

74 

27 

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71 

380 

604 

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363 

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355   81 

28 

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364 

78 

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43  22 

77 

399 

537 

364 

104 

28 

45  24 

78 

405 

532 

365 

102 

28 

45  24 

FRIDAY,  JUNE  3. 


79 

j 

522 

957 

'1 

Necessary  to  choice,  752. 
a  Rodenberg  received  six  votes, 
b  Cannon  received  one  vote, 
c  Reeves  received  two  votes, 
d  Clifford  one  vote. 


396 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


FIRST  BALLOT. 

~ 

Lowdcn. 

Warner. 

Klierman. 

County. 

1 

-- 

1 

3 

1   1 
II 

County. 

1    1 

C    BE 

^  =°        Grundy  

9 

>0 

Hamilton  

5 

10 

7 

•> 

Bond                        

5 

i    . 
* 

4 

3 

2 

•> 

2 

5 

3 

3 
5 

1 

6 

5     1 

5 

3 

1 

9 

Tpffprson 

2 

5 

\ 

-, 

T 

3 

3 

3     3 

..     9 

q 

:s 

2 

Clav                                6 

1 

5 

•     •        Kendill 

i 
6 

4 
3 
13 

"3 

\     \ 

'e 

Coles                 •     2 

..     6 

4  .  .        Knox 

Cook: 
1st  Ward 

14 

Lake                          

6 

6 

6 

•1 

3 

2d  Ward                     

1 

i 

i 

12 
13 
7 
6 
6 
11 

5   .. 

5  .: 

20   " 
12   .. 
12    .. 

oa 

3d  Ward               

, 

1? 

4th  Ward  

j 

3 

3 

',    1 
4 

2 

5th  Ward                  

6th  Ward      

5 

7th  Ward'  

r 

8th  Ward           

7 

5 

8 

1 

\  .  , 

2 

9th  Ward 

Q 

Mirinn 

10th  Ward 

7 

M       h  11 

Ii 

llth  Ward 

10 

M 

12th  Ward                     

9 
12 

2    .. 
4    .. 
15   .. 

\f 

E 

13th  Ward 

M  Donoiich 

10 

14th  Ward                    

M  H 

4 

i    7! 

15th  Ward            

13   .. 

M  T    an 

) 

16th  Ward 

8   .. 

M      ird 

4 
8 

17th  Ward                

15   .. 

.. 

18th  Ward 

10 

M 

2 

2 

19th  Ward                     

9 

M      t 

| 

20th  Ward          

19 
2 

1    . 

M 

11 

21st  Ward 

16   .. 
14   .. 

Mn  Itrip 

t 

22d  Ward                  

O  1 

13 

23d  Ward           

11    .. 

P       'a 

IS 

7 

1 

24th  Ward                 

10   .. 

Pprrv 

fi 

25th  Ward          

22   .. 

....        Piatt 

7 

26th  Ward                 

13   .. 

s 

27th  Ward             

12   . 

1 
1 
2 

1 
1 

i  .', 

H 

28th  Ward      

14   . 

....        Pulaski 

29th  Ward                 

6    . 

30th  Ward 

11    . 

R      rl  1    n 

8 

31st  Ward   

2 

'ii 

6 
5 

14    . 
17   . 
4   . 
1    . 

j 

i 

..* 

t 

«    i 

24 

32d  Ward  
33d  Ward    

•  •  •  •        Rock  Island  

34th  Ward                 

Q      nIramOn 

35th  Ward         

2d  Com  Dis  

2 
4 

3}^   . 
7   . 
9     1 
4    . 

....        Shelby 

3d  Com  Dis                

....        Stark 

4 

4th  Com.  Dis  

....        gt  Clair                       

9 
12 

10 

2 

5th  Com  Dis            

6th  Com  Dis        

8    . 

T          -  11 

H 

fl 

F  ' 

v       T 

5 

DeKalb 

1 

....        Wabash 

DeWitt                        

6 

7 

2 

2 

DuPage                       

5 
fl 

1    . 

2    i       w85 

Edgar                   

....        White 

. 

•> 

5 

1 

....        Will 

Fayette                      

Ford                     

4    . 

2           1                    ,T    •                 1 

12 

Franklin  

•  •  •  •        Woodford  

4 

1 

Fulton  

l.-i 

Totals:  Yates,  507  2-3;  Lov 

•den.  3542-3;  Deneen, 
45;  Sherman,  87. 

Greene.  .  . 

386  2-3  ;  Hamlin,  121;  Warner 

PART  THREE: 
SECOND  BALLOT. 


STATISTICAL. 


397 


County. 

i 
$ 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 
Warner. 

Adams  . 

•>( 

Alexander  

Bond.  .  . 

-, 

Boone  

4 

3 

..    1 

Brown. 

•> 

Bureau  

1 

6 

5 

1    1 

Calhoun 

Carroll  

'I 

Cass  

.5 

Champaign  

•( 

3 

3 

3    3 

Christian.  .  . 

9 

Clark.  .  . 

7 

Clav  

A 

Clinton  

5 

Coles  

ft 

6    3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward  

14 

2d  Ward 

1 

1? 

5 

3d  Ward  

n 

5 

4th  Ward  .... 

8 

5th  Ward    

7 

1 

6th  Ward 

1 

"i 

•>n 

7th  Ward  

11 

i9 

8th  Ward  

T> 

9th  Ward  

q 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  .  . 

10 

12th  Ward  

q 

? 

13th  Ward 

1' 

4 

14th  Ward.  .  .  . 

15 

15th  Ward  

n 

16th  Ward.  .  .  . 

8 

17th  Ward  

4 

11 

18th  Ward  

10 

19th  Ward  

9 

20th  Ward  

1 

18 

1 

21st  Ward 

? 

16 

22d  Ward  

14 

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward  

10 

25th  Ward  

w 

26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward  

n 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward  

6 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward  

9 

11 

32d  Ward  

17 

33d  Ward  . 

11 

4 

34th  Ward  

6 

1 

35th  Ward 

5 

5 

1st  Com.  Dis  

1/i 

7r4r 

2d  Com.  Dis  

H-4 

V4 

3d  Com.  Dis 

5 

4th  Com.  Dis  

fi 

s 

1 

5th  Com.  Dis  

4 

6th  Com.  Dis    

s 

Crawford  

(i 

Cumberland  

r. 

DeKalb  

FI 

DeWitt  

.    7 

Douglas  

7 

DuPage 

1 

's 

1 

Edgar  

q 

Edwards  

4 

Effingham  

1 

Fayette.  .  . 

7 

Ford  

4 

.    2 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

r> 

Gallatin  

4 

Greene  

"> 

Grundv.  .  . 

'i 

County. 

\ 

{H 

Lowden. 

1 

Hamlin. 
Warner. 

Hamilton  

f| 

Hardin  

fl 

Henry  

4 

3 

3 

3 

"> 

8 

4 

5 

1 

5 

? 

5 

Jersey  

4 

9 

Johnson  

5 

2i  i 

3 

..    1 

Kankakee  

14 

Kendall         .       .   . 

1 

5 

Knox  

ft 

3 

3 

1    1 

Lake  

13 

La  Salle  

ft 

(i 

6 

6   3 

Lawrence  

5 

Lee    

1? 

Livingston  

3 

3 

3 

3    1 

1 

.  .    4 

Macon  

15 

Macoupin  

I" 

7 

6 

1 

5 

Marion  

8 

6 

Mason  

-, 

-, 

McDonough  

1 

4 

3    2 

McLean  

"4 

Menard  

Mercer  

'1 

1 

Montgomery  

9 

Morgan  

11 

4 

Ogle  

13 

IT 

7 

3 

Perrv  

f> 

Piatt  

..    7 

Pike 

s 

Pope  

•' 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Pulaski 

1 

1 

1 

1  y^ 

? 

Randolph  

s 

Richland                      

1 

4 

5 

i  i 

Rook  Island  

'1 

6 

M 

Schuyler  

4 

Scott    .     . 

jj 

Shelby  

8  .. 

Stark 

4 

St.  Clair     

i 

10 

3  .. 

Stephenson  

i? 

Tazewell  

11) 

Union  

1 

Vermilion  . 

25    . 

Wabash  

ii 

Warren  

•< 

3 

3 

Wayne  .  . 

s 

White  

7 

Whiteside.  .  .    . 

s 

<> 

1 

Will  

>••> 

Williamson  

<> 

Winnebago  

S' 

12 

Woodford  

4 

1 

..    1 

Totals:  Yates.  5042-3;  Lowden,  39053-66; 
Deneen,  383  35-66;  Hamlin,  117  2-3;  Warner,  42  1-6; 
Sherman,  63  1-6. 


398 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


THIRD  BALLOT. 


County. 

1 

Lowden. 

c 
1 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

•>o 

7 

Bond 

5 

3 

3 

2  .. 

•> 

1 

ft 

5 

1 

1  .. 

" 

0 

Cass 

fi 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3    ? 

q 

Clark 

7 

Clay 

5 

3 

g 

3  .. 

Cook: 
1st  Ward 

14 

2d  Ward 

1 

12 

5 

3d  Ward 

18 

"i 

4th  Ward 

8 

5th  Ward 

7 

1 

6th  Ward    ' 

1 

5 

20 

7th  Ward 

11 

1? 

8th  Ward 

1? 

9th  Ward 

q 

10th  Ward                     .    . 

7 

1  1th  Ward 

10 

12th  Ward 

9 

9 

13th  Ward 

12 

4 

14th  Ward 

15 

15th  Ward.            :    .    . 

13 

16th  Ward 

8 

17th  Ward 

4 

11 

18th  Ward 

10 

19th  Ward. 

q 

20th  Ward 

1 

is 

t 

°lst  Ward 

f 

Hi 

22d  Ward.  . 

14 

23d  Ward 

11 

24th  Ward  . 

10 

25th  Ward 

22 

26th  Ward 

13 

27th  Ward 

12 

28th  Ward 

14 

29th  Ward.. 

6 

30th  Ward 

11 

31st  Ward 

8 

1  | 

32d  Ward 

17 

33d  Ward 

11 

4 

34th  Ward 

R 

1 

35th  Ward 

6 

4 

1st  Com.  Dis 

I,7, 

7  A 

3d  Com.  Dis 

2 

•j 

A 

8 

1 

5th  Com  Dis 

4 

6th  Com  Dis 

8 

6 

Cumberland 

5 

DeKalb 

F> 

DeWitt  .    . 

7  .. 

7 

DuPage. 

1 

q 

Edgar 

q 

4 

Effingham  

5 

Fayette 

7 

Ford  

1 

3 

3  .. 

Franklin 

5 

Fulton.      . 

1=i 

Gallatin 

4 

Greene  ... 

5 

Grundy.  . 

9 

County. 
Hamilton  

CQ 
C, 
"?. 
>< 

,1 

1  Lowden. 

c 
i 

B 

1 

|  Hamlin. 

|  Warner. 
|  Sherman. 

10 

Hardin  

? 

4 

Henrv  

5 

8 

4 

5 

1 

5 

9 

5 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

q 

5 

Kane  

26 

3 

1 

14 

Kendall  

1 

4 

7 

5 

5 

1 

2 

13 

La  Salle 

6 

6 

6 

6 

31  2 

5 

12 

3 

3 

3 

3 

1    2 

Logan  

5 

4'.. 

li 

12 

7 

6 

1 

5 

1 

8 

6 

s 

5 

10 

4 

4 

3 

2 

^4 

.    4 

Mercer  

..    8 

3 

1 

q 

11 

4 

Ogle 

n 

16 

n 

Perry 

r> 

Piatt          

7  .  . 

Pike  

8 

? 

i 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

i 

1 

1 

^  .. 

2 

8 

| 

$ 

$ 

$ 

4   i 

">1 

(5 

24 

4 

Scott 

3 

Shelby  

8 

Stark 

St  Clair    

10 

11 

? 

.    1 

12 

Tazewell        

1(1 

4 

28 

Wabaeh 

•} 

3 

6 

s 

3 

8 

White    

7 

8 

1 

Will       

?5 

q 

8 

12 

Woodford  

4 

1 

1  .. 

Totals:  Yates,  49944-06;  Lowden,  39653-66, 
Deneen,  38035-66;  Hamlin,  11144-66;  Warner; 
34  11-66;  Sherman,  57  44-66;  Pierce  21  33-66. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


399 


FOURTH  BALLOT. 
Same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as                         County, 
indicated  : 

j 
0 

17 

3  1  Lowden. 

= 

z 

Hamlin. 

|  Warner. 

_5 
-/. 

g 

1 

County. 

t 

I 
\ 

E 

— 

I 

1  Deneen. 

1  Hamlin. 

1  Warner. 

2 

3 
•/. 

Peoria  

"5        Pope  

2 

1 

ft 

£        Richland  

1 

1 

1 

1 

S         Woodford  

4 

a 

Totals:  Yates,  493;  Lowder 

,  40411-66;  Deneen, 
r,  34  33-66;  Sherman, 

LLOT 
in  all  counties,  wards 
wing,  which  voted  as 

Boone  .... 

•> 

4 

5 

383  57-66;  Hamlin,  112;  Warm 

Cook  (6th  Ward) 

I 

•>( 

54;  Pierce.  2133-66. 

Edwards   .... 

•> 

3 

Ford    .   . 

7 

Kane  

•>f 

4 

Livingston  

! 

7 
2 

If 

4 
6 

i 
i 

a 

\ 

i 

a 
3 

• 

1 
'2 

1 
1 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot 
and  districts,  except  the  folio 
'*        indicated: 

Madison  

McHenry  

Woodford  

4 

•> 

1 

>-> 

Lowden. 

£ 
- 

1 

|  Hamlin. 

*~. 

|  Sherman. 

E 

£ 

Totals:    Yates,   4902-3;    Lowden,   405  53-( 
Deneen,  383  35-66;    Hamlin,  112  44-66;    Warn 
3611-66;  Sherman,  51  2-3;  Pierce,  21J. 

FIFTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  ws 
and  districts  except  the  following,  which  voted 
indicated  : 

6; 
er, 

Alexander  

5 

f, 

Edwards  

•> 

ft 

Ford  

g 

g 

| 

rds        Kane  

26 

4 

as        LaSalle  

6 
4 

6 

l 

6 

6 

2 

9 

Lawrence  

3 

7 
•2 

4 
6 
6 

3 
2 

3 
5 

ft 

1 

i 

County. 

1 

!>•« 

Lowden. 

1 
1 

= 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

Madison  

McHenry  

R 

«>          Peoria  

17 

Hi 

£          Pope  

fl 

f, 

1 

S          Pulaski  

1 

] 

1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

] 

M; 

Mi 

Alexander  

4 

3 

Washington  

g 

Boone  

S 

5 

1 

Woodford  

3 

3 

Edwards  . 

? 

? 

n,  4079-66;   Deneen, 
arner,    39;    Sherman, 

.LOT. 
in  all  counties,  wards 
wing,  which  voted  as 

Ford  

9 

3 

? 

Totals:  Yates,  494;  Lowde 

2<i 

4 

37757-66;    Hamlin,    110;    W 

Lawrence      

4 

1 

52"^;  Pierce,  21H-. 

LaSalle 

0 
3 

•' 

8 

4 

f, 

6 

a 

(i 
3 
3 

2 
1 

7 

8 

1 

EIGHTH  BAI 

Livingston.  .                

•' 

•> 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot 

Peoria  

17 

10 

and  districts,  except  the  folio 

Pope  

" 

1 

1 

i 

invicated  : 

Woodford  

4 

j 

i 
1 

S 

^  |  Lowden.  | 

c 

r 
1 

= 

|  Warner. 

Sherman.  1 

<£ 

Totals:  Yates,  491;  Lowden,  40811-66;  Deneen                         County. 
380  57-66;  Hamlin,  111  ;  Warner,  34  33-66;  Sherman, 
56;  Pierce,  21  33-66. 

SIXTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  va 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  votec 
indicated  : 

Alexander  

Boone  

?, 

it 

8 

rds       Cook:  2d  Com.  Dist. 

ff 

as        Edwards  

2 

f 

Ford  

fc 

6 

County. 

•/: 
:. 
- 
(M 

M  |  Lowden. 

e 

c, 

-~ 

1 

:  |  Hamlin. 

Warner. 

:  |  Sherman. 

Jackson  
Kane  

2 

•'<; 

2 

4 

2 

2 

2 

Lawrence  

t 

1 

8         Livingston  

8 

7 
2 

4 

6 
A 

8 
2 

WtnW 

1 

1 

«         Madison  

£-          McHenry  

ft 

Alexander  

5 

Monroe  

•' 

l~ 

2 

lit 

Boone.   .       .    . 

ft 

5 

1 

2 

1 

] 

-' 
1 
1 

'i 

1 

1 

| 

'  j 

Mi 

Mi 

Edwards  

2 

2 

Ford  

0 

2 

Kane  

26 

4 

«-    ,  .     '  '            

Lawrence  

4 

1 

Woodford  

s 

1 

Livingston  

.1 
6 

•' 

4 

6 

e 

V 
2 

.1 
(i 
f 

1 
'3 

1 

Totals:  Yates,  488;  Lowdei 
38224-66-    Hamlin,    112-    W 

i,  40342-66;  Deneen, 
arner,    44  ;    Sherman 

McHenrv  

Monroe.  .  . 

4 

5033-1)6:  Pierce.  2133-66. 

400 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


NINTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated : 


County. 

| 

£ 

Lowden.  \ 

Dcnccn. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

f 

2  .. 

Ford 

7 

26 

4 

4 

1 

8 

4 

S 

3 

1    1 

Madison  

7 

6 

2 

4 

1 

? 

fl 

3 

2  .. 

fl 

fl 

17 

ID 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Wabash  

S 

1 

Woodford  

4 

•' 

Totals:  Yates,  494;  Lowden,  4059-66;  Deneen, 
38257-66;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  36;  Sherman,  51; 
Pierce,  22. 

TENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated: 


County. 

I 
>> 

Lowden.  | 

= 
~ 

= 

1 

— 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

3 

4 

Cook  •  6th  Ward 

ti 

•11 

2 

2  .. 

Ford  

5 

2  .. 

1 

1 

Kane  

2ii 

4 

La  Salle 

6 

fl 

fi 

fi 

2    3 

4 

1 

Livingston  

M 

4 

3 

3 

1    1 

2 

ft 

'} 

2  .. 

fl 

? 

17 

9 

1 

Pope  

2 

1 

f 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richland  

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Wabash 

? 

1 

Woodford  

1 

3 

1 

1 

Totals:  Yates,  489;  Lowden  4079-66;  Deneen, 
37957-66;  Hamlin,  114;  Warner,  38;  Sherman,  52; 
Pierce,  22. 

ELEVENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated : 


County. 

!- 

r. 

Lowden.  j 

E 
1 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

9 

4 

Cook  •  6th  Ward 

6 

?o 

? 

2  .. 

Ford  

5 

..    2 

1 

1 

Jersey  

4 

•>r, 

4 

Knox  

7 

5 

B 

1 

1    1 

4 

1 

Livingstone  .  . 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1    1 

County. 

Y 

L 

i) 

H 

WS 

McHenry  

? 

6 

S 

2    . 

Monroe.  . 

? 

f 

Peoria  

17 

10 

Pope  ... 

9 

? 

1 

Pulaski  

2 

? 

1 

Richland.                       .   .  . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Washington  

*t; 

Woodford.  .  . 

?. 

2 

? 

*For  Rodenberg. 

Totals:  Yates,  489;  Lowden,  4019-66;  Deneen, 
37657-66;  HanJin,  118;  Warner,  38;  Sherman,  52; 
Pierce,  21 ;  Rodenberg,  6. 

TWELFTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated : 


County. 

>- 

Lowden.  | 

! 

1 

Hnmlin. 
Warner. 
Sherman. 

3 

4 

Cook  •  6th  Ward 

ft 

•>o 

2 

.    2  .. 

Ford  ' 

1 

i  2 

1 

1 

4 

Kane  

2ti 

4 

7 

5 

A 

i  i  i 

4 

1 

3 

4 

T 

311 

McHenry  

?: 

6 

32.. 

f, 

? 

Peoria    

17 

10 

Pulaski 

1 

1 

1 

1    .    1 

Richland  

1 

1 

11.. 

Woodford  

2 

3 

2 

Totals:  Yates,  489;  Lowden,  404  9-66;  Deneen, 
38057-66;  Hamlin,  117;  Warner,  39;  Sherman,  51; 
Pierce,  21. 

THIRTEENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated : 


County. 

J 

£ 

Lowden.  | 

Deneen. 

^= 
=: 

Warner. 
Slicnn.'in. 

3 

4 

Boone.  

?, 

6  .. 

Cook:  6th  Ward  
DuPage  

6 

Id 

20 

f: 

<> 

Ford  

4 

3  .. 

Hardin  

1 

1 

Kane  

X 

4 

7 

5 

5 

1 

1    l 

4 

1 

S 

4 

3 

S 

1    l 

? 

6 

^ 

2  .. 

Monroe  

f, 

? 

17 

in 

1 

i 

1 

1 

.    1 

1 

i 

1 

1 

Woodford  

1 

l 

1 

1    2 

Totals:  Yates,  488;  Lowden,  4019-66;  Deneen, 
38255-66;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  45;  Sherman.  53; 
Pierce,  21. 


PART  THREE: 


FOURTEENTH  BALLOT. 


STATISTICAL. 

SIXTEENTH  BALLOT. 


401 


The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  wards 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted  as 
indicated  :                                                                                            County. 

1 
£ 

"ll 

B 
| 

i  Deneen. 

q 
1 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

County. 

1 

£ 

~ 
\ 

K 

E 

1 

= 

5 

n 

s 

c 
S 

j          Adams  

3 

5 

4 

•.?          Bond  

~          Boone  

2 

5 

1  .. 

Al             A 

3 
2 

4 
6 

6 

Brown  

Boone  
Coles  
Cook:  6th  Ward  
DuPage  

"0 

6 

3%f 

Bureau  
Calhoun  
Carroll  
Cass  
Champaign  

1 

2 
9 
A 
3 

6 
3 

5 

3 

1 

3 

1  .. 
3   2 

Ford  
Hardin  
Jackson  
Knox.  
Kane.  .  .           

1 
1 

3 
26 

a 

2 
2 

17 
1 
1 
1 

B 

5 
4 

4 
(i 
2 

10 

R 

7 
1 

5 

i 

1 

1 

Christian  
Clark  
Clay  
Clinton  
Coles  

7 
A 

3 

5 
14 

It 

ii 

3  .. 

3 

3 
3 

1 
2 

1 

Cook  : 
1st  Ward  

Monroe  

2d  Ward  
3d  Ward  

1 

12 

i:i 

5 

5  '.. 

Pulaski  

1 

i 

1 
1 

f, 

1 

1 

4th  Ward  
5th  Ward  

8 
7 
5 

11 

1 

20 
12 

Wabash... 
Woodford 

6th  Ward  
7th  Ward  

1 

Totals:  Yates,  482K;  Lowden,  4203-22;  Dene 
381  19-22;  Hamlin,   110;  Warner,  363^;  Sherre 
50;  Pierce,  21. 

FIFTEENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  third  ballot  in  all  counties,  w; 
and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  votec 
indicated  : 

—           8th  Ward  
9th  Ward  

9 

12 

„"'         10th  Ward... 

7 

'          llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward  

9 
12 

2 
4 
16 

13th  Ward  

14th  Ward  

15th  Ward  

U 

16th  Ward  

8 

17th  Ward  

4 

10 

ll 

18th  Ward  

19th  Ward  

9 

20th  Ward.  .   . 

1 

is 
2 

1 

Hi 
14 

21st  Ward  

22d  Ward  

23d  Ward  

11 

r(ls          24th  Ward  

10 

as         25th  Ward  

22 

26th  Wrard  

n 

27th  Ward.     . 

12 

County. 

03 

3 

6 

j 

o 

d 

1 

_! 

\ 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward      . 

6 

<o           30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward 

2 

14 

17 

S            32d  Ward  

33H  Ward 

11 
6 
6 

4 
1 
4 

7  ' 

4 
1 

34th  Ward.   . 

1 

35th  Ward 

Coles 

6 

•<!:;f 

Cook-  6th  Ward  

6 

"0 

2d  Com.  Dis  

"1 
5 

3H 

7 
8 
4 

10 

3d  Com  Dis 

2 

2 

4th  Com.  Dis  .  .   .  '  .   . 

1 

1 

Ford 

7 

5th  Com  Dis 

1 

1 

6th  Com.  Dis    .    . 

8 

1 

a 

Kane  

26 

7 
4 

3 
2 

2 
17 
1 
1 

4 
5 

1 
4 
6 
2 
10 
1 
1 

'5 

'i 

"i 

"\ 

Cumberland  
DeKalb  
DeWitt  

5 

'is 

7  '.'. 

3 

3 
3 

1 

2 

1 

7 

DuPage  

10 

Edgar 

Peoria  

'i 
'i 

'i 
i 

"i 

'i 

Edwards  
Effingham  

2 
5 

7 

2  .. 

Pulaski  

Ford 

4 

3  .. 

Franklin  

5 

Totals:  Yates,  495;  Lowden,  4059-66;  Dem 
38157-66;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  36;  Sherman, 
Pierce.  21. 

Fulton  

18 

i 

Grundv.  .  . 

9 

L'li 


402 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


SIXTEENTH  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


SEVENTEENTH  BALLOT. 


County.                    g 

Lowden. 

c  .s  fc 
111 

\   t                         County.                 i 

x  £>                                              >< 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 
Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

\d                                          2( 

) 

4 

Hardin 

i  ..  . 

....          Bond  •                                      « 

!     5 

> 

i  .. 

7            Rrnwn 

*"5 

5   8  . 
..    1  . 

j> 

I 

....          Carroll                                      ( 

> 

!     5 
4 

....          Cass 

i     3 

3    3 
9 

3   2 

) 

fh  '  t 

....          Clark 

J  .. 

Kane         2 

i     4 

....         Clay 

i 

• 

....          Clinton 

3  '.'. 

Kendall       

4 

1 

..    6 

r    5 

13 

5    1 

I    1  •  •         Cook: 
1st  AA'ard 

14 

Lake           

La  Salle  

)     6 

\      1 

12 

6   6 

2    •             2d  Ward 

1    12 
.    13 

s 

5  .. 
5  .. 

3d  ^Vurd 

4th  AVard 

J      4 

> 

3   3 

1   .  .             5th  AVird 

6 
.    11 

1  .. 
20  .. 
12  .. 
12  .. 

....             gth  AVard                        .    . 

5 

7th  AVard 

gth  AA'ard 

5     7 
8 

1    5  . 

.    1  .  .             gth  AVard             

q 

10th  AVard 

Marshall    

S  , 

Hth  AA'ard             

10 

1 

12th  AATard 

9 

2  . 
4  . 
15  . 
13  . 

Af 

i 

13th  AA'ard 

12 

•  10  .  .            14th  AA'ard 

'     6 

3 

2  •  •  •  •            15th  AA'ard 

4 

16th  AVard 

g 

•    '    •  •            17th  AA'ard 

t 

11 

.    f   .  .            igth  AA'ard 

10 

2     2 

19th  AA'ard 

t) 

20th  AA'ard 

1    18 

1 

21st  Ward 

16 

. 

22d  AA'ard 

14 

Offle 

13 

23d  AA'ard 

11 

7    10 

24th  Ward 

10 

25th  AA'ard 

22 

Piatt             

7  ....           26th  AA'ard 

13 

Pike                         

8 

27th  AA'ard 

12 

•  '  •  -  -           28th  AA'ard 

14 

Pulaski    

•    1  •  •           29th  AA'ard                 .    .    . 

6  . 

30th  AA'ard 

1 

31st  AA'ard 

14 

?! 

5     i 

i    •  •  •  •            32d  AA'ard 

17 

33d  AA'ard                     .   . 

1 

34th  AA'ard 

^ 

35th  Ward 

17 

7  A 

Scott             

2d  Com  Dis 

$ 

3j|. 

Shelby                   -         

3d  Com  Dis 

Stark 

...    4             4th  Com  Dis 

1 

St  Clair     

.    1 
1 

11    2 

.    1  .  .             5th  Com  Dis           

gth  Com  Dis 

Ta&ewell                      • 

0 

6 

5  .. 

95 

DeKalb 

15 

DeWitt 

7 

1 

"White                    

2 

a 

5 

\Vill                         

Fayette 

Ford 

12  .. 

5 

"Woodford  

Fulton  

5 

Totals:  Yates,   4724-5;   Lowden,    428; 
381;   Hamlin,   1104-5;   Warner,   384-5;   i 
514-5;Pierpe,21. 

Deneen,        gallatiu  

4  .. 

q 

PART  THREE: 

SEVENTEENTH  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


STATISTICAL. 


403 


EIGHTEENTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

1 

£ 

I 

^ 

Deneen. 

.fi 

| 

'^ 

Sherman, 

The  same  as  the  seventeenth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and   districts,   except  the  following,   which 
jj          voted  as  indicated  : 

= 

K 

\ 

^' 
-~ 

£ 

Hamlin. 

p 

Sherman. 

E 
fi 

Co  nt 

Hancoct. 

11 

* 

Hardin  . 

1 

1 

Henry  

17         Bureau 

1 

6 

6 

i 

1 

1 
1 

Iroquois  

1 

X 

Ford 

Jackson  
Jasper  

; 

6 

I 

Jackson  

•2 

A 

8 

Jefferson  

• 

j 

r 
2 

1 
•> 

7 
7 
1 

2 

'i 

4 

2 
1 
•> 

'•2 

1 

1 

Jersey  
Jo  Daviess  

1 

4 

McHenry  

Johnson  

Kane  

•>i 

4 

Wabash 

I 

Kankakee  

14 

ti 

Kendall  

1 

4 

Woodford  

A 

Knox  
Lake  

i 

u 

i 

1 

1 

1 

Totals:  Yates,    4834-5;    Lowden,    412;    Deneen, 

La  Salle  

6 

4 

6 
1 

12 

6 

6 

j 

. 

379;  Hamlin,  118  4-5;  Warner,  30  4-5;  Sherman,  50; 
Pierce,  22. 

Lee  

ALLOT. 

ballot  in  all  counties 
the  following,   which 

Livingston  

4 

•( 

1 

1 

e 

1 

Macon  

U 

r> 

NINETEENTH  I 

Madison  . 

7 

7 

8 

1 

4 

1 

The  same  as  the  seventeentl 

Marshall  

A 

'Y  H    *•  '   H'    Y   !•    '            ^ 

Mason  

S 

vo  e    as  in  ica  e  . 

a 

rf 

•- 

£ 

Lowden.  | 

j: 

Hamlin. 

c 

S 

= 

| 
BE 

a! 

1 

£ 

McDonough  

11 

2 

'4 

6 

3 

2 

County. 

McLean  

4 

s 

Monroe  

2 
0 

2 

i 
f 

6 

5 

5 

1 

1 

Montgomery  

Ford 

Morgan  

II 

4 

5 

]l 

Moultrie  

4 

4 

Ogle  

L3 

t 

- 

9 

9 

Peoria  

17 

10 

A 

Pike 

- 

i 

Perry  

Pulaski 

1 
3 

i 

1 

1 

1 

Piatt  

7 

Wabash 

Pike  

X 

i; 

Pope  

2 
1 

1 

1 
2 

1 
1 

1 

1 

Woodford  

2 

3 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

Totals  :  Yates,  491  4-5;  Lowe 

en,  405;  Deneen,  376; 
-5;  Sherman,  50  4-5; 

8 

Hamlin,   119  4-5;  Warner,  37  4 

?. 

} 

2] 

1 

I 

i 

Pierce,  21. 

Rock  Island  

i'i 

TWENTIETH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventeenth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
^         wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   which 
voted  as  indicated  : 

>4 

4 

Scott      .       .           

3 

Shelby  

X 

Stark                   

St.  Clair  

10 
12 

11 

2 

1 

Stephenson  

Tazewell    

II 

County. 

<A 

^ 
o 

-3 

c 
1 

|  Hamlin. 

Warner. 

| 
1 

k. 

2^ 

4 

>:•> 

1 

(i 

Wabash  

1 
3 

1 

Washington  

X 

3 

I 

Wavne  

-, 

White  

7 

9 

| 

Whiteside  

8 

V> 

6 

\ 

1 

4 

9 

5 

1 
1 

1 
5 

Will  

Williamson  

0 

M  H 

•> 

7 

•> 

9 

Winnebago  

X 

13 

Pike 

- 

1 

Woodford  

3 

2 

1 

Wabash  

3 

Totals:  Yates.  4X5  800- 1000;  Lowden,  407;  Deneen 
379;  Hamlin,  109800-1000;  Warner,  35800-1000; 
Sherman,  51  800-1000;  Pierce,  34. 


Totals:  Yates,  486  4-5;  Lowden,  397  4-5;  Deneen  ' 
383;  Hamlin,  1094-5;  Warner,  514-5;  Sherman, 
51  4-5;  Pierce,  21. 


404 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

TWENTY-THIRD  BALLOT. 


TWENTY-FIRST  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventeenth  ballot  in  all  count 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,  wh 
voted  as  indicated  : 

County. 

/: 
~ 

C5 

|  Lowden. 

d 

1 

1 

'^ 

|  Sherman. 

1 

les'         Adams                       

JO 

i°h   '     Alexander            

3 
5 

4 

Bond  

County. 

4 

oo  1  Lowden.  | 

uioooi  1  Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

'f 
1 

:  |  Sherman. 

Boone  

I 

2 

6 

5 

1 

1 

g          Ca'houn                     

9 

£          Cass  

& 

Bureau  

i 

1 
1 

Champaign  

3 

3 

3 

.i 
g 

3 

2 

Cook:  4th  Com.  Dist  
Ford  

Clark 

7 

? 

Clay 

Jackson  

•j 

1 

1 

6 

5 

McHenry  

ji 

7 

" 

Coles 

a 

6 

0 

Pike  

7 

1 

Cook  • 

11 

Wabash  

3 

1st  Ward 

Woodford  

4 

•2 

2d  Ward  

1 

12 
13 

8 

5 
S 

Totals:  Yatcs,  486  4-5;  Lowden,  409  4-5;  Dene 
381;   Hamlin,   1084-5;   Warner,   424-5;   Sherm 
5  14-5;  Pierce,  21. 

TWENTY-SECOND  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventeenth  ballot  in  all  coum 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  vc 
as  indicated  : 

3d  Ward       

en'           4th  Ward  

an'            5th  Ward      

7 
6 
11 

1 

20 
12 
1? 

6th  Ward  

7th  Ward  

8th  Ward  

9th  Ward  

ii 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward  

9 
12 

2 

4 
US 

13th  Ward  

14th  Ward  

15th  Ward  

13 

16th  Ward  

8 

17th  Ward  

4 

10 

11 

18th  Ward  

19th  Ward  

q 

20th  Ward  

1 

18 

2 

1 
Lfl 

14 

21st  Ward  

22d  Ward  

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward  

11 

ies;         25th  Ward  

22 

ted         26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward  

K 

County. 

1 

1 

Lowden. 

3,000,  |  Deneen. 

~ 

1 
1 

,_!  |  Warner. 

;  |  Sherman. 

29th  Ward  

A 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward  

2 

14 
17 

32d  Ward  

~           33d  Ward  

11 
6 

( 

4 

] 

Bureau  

6 

34th  Ward  
35th  Ward  

Ford     .  .           

1 

1st  Com.  Dis  

I,7, 
1'. 
3 
6 

:!'i 
8 

Jackson  

•' 

1 

7 

Jersey  

4 

1 

Madison  

7    6 
2    7 

1 

5 

•' 

•:, 

1 

5th  Com  Dis 

McHenry  '  

6th  Com  Dis 

^ 

Peoria  

7 

1 

1 

I 

Pulaski  

1 
3 

1 

1 

1 

i 

Wabash  

DeKalb 

I 

Wayne  

7 

1 

DeWitt 

- 

Woodford  

1 

4 

1 

Totals:  Yates,   4864-5;   Lowden,   401;   Den 
386;  Hamlin,   1104-5;   Warner,   444-5;  Shern 
51;  Pierce,  21. 

DuPage.  .  . 

q 

Lunar 

9 

Edwards  

. 

Favette  

Franklin  

Fulton       

1 

Gallatin  

Grundv.  . 

1 

PART  THREE: 

TWENTY-THIRD  BALLOT— Cont'cl. 


STATISTICAL.  405 

TWENTY-FOURTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

1 

>H 

Lowden. 

c 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

5 

10 

1 

1 

4 

Henry  .  . 

Iroquois  .  .              

ff 

8 

in 

5 

Jefferson.  . 

fl 

ft 

4 

Jo  Daviess 

9 

5 

Kane  

26 

4 

\  \ 

Kendall  

1 

4 

7 

5 

n 

1 

i  i 

Lake  .... 

13 

La  Salle 

A 

6 

A 

A 

3   2 

Lawrence    .                   .   . 

4 

1 

12 

Livingston    . 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1    1 

5 

4  .  . 

Macon.  .    . 

is 

12 

Madison 

7 

6 

1 

5 

.       1 

8 

Marshall 

ti 

-, 

Massac  .  .                           . 

!> 

McDonough  

in 

McHenry 

•> 

7 

" 

2  .. 

McLean  

•>4 

4 

Mercer  

..    8 

9, 

1 

1 

•1 

Morgan  

II 

Moultrie 

4 

Ogle  

IS 

17 

10 

Perry  

A 

Piatt  

7  .. 

Pike  

8 

•> 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

.  i 

Putnam  

fl 

Randolph  .         

s 

1 

4 

g 

j 

i 

711 

Saline  

6 

Sangamon  

24 

Schuyler  

4 

Scott 

•} 

Shelby  

8 

Stark  

St.  Clair  

8 

8 

s 

Stephenson  

n 

Tazewell  

1(1 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  

?5 

Wabash  

3 

Warren  

3 

..    6 

A 

Wayne  

8 

White  

7 

s 

5 

1 

Will  

•'-, 

Williamson  

q 

s 

1? 

Woodford  

i'; 

Totals:  Yates,  4834-5;  Lowden,  3934-5;  Deneen, 
369;  Hamlin,  1484-5;  Warner,  354-5;  Sherman,  50; 
Pierce,  21. 


County. 

i 

09 

•^ 

1  Lowden.  | 

I 

A 

I  Hamlin. 

&4 

s 

Sherman. 

"0 

li 

5 

4 

Bond 

r> 
? 

2 

1 

1 
fl 

ii 

6 

1 

1 

Carroll                              .    . 

9 

5 

3 

3 

8 

3 

'i 

3 

2 

Clark 

7 

Clav.      .                  

A 

Clinton 

5 

Coles. 

3 

A 

3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward 

II 

2d  Ward  

1 

IL' 

13 

8 

5 
5 

•   3d  Ward                  .    . 

4th  Ward  

5th  Ward 

7 
6 

II 

1 
I'd 

6th  Ward 

7th  Ward 

8th  Ward  

1" 

9th  Ward 

9 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward  

!l 
1.' 

2 

-1 
15 

13th  Ward 

14th  Ward      .    .    . 

15th  Ward  

13 

Kith  Ward.     .    .    . 

8 

17th  Ward 

4 

III 

11 

18th  Ward 

19th  Ward  

'» 

20th  Ward 

I 

18 

2 

1 

16 

II 

21st  Ward  

22d  Ward 

23d  Ward 

1  1 

24th  Ward  

10 

25th  Ward 

22 

26th  Ward  

r-! 

27th  Ward. 

T> 

28th  Ward          ... 

14 

29th  Ward  

6 

30th  Ward 

11 

31st  Ward   

a 

14 

17 

32d  Ward 

33d  Ward 

1! 
A 
6 
l/i 

I', 

! 

6 

4 
1 
4 

3J| 

8 
4 

34th  Ward 

35th  Ward. 

2d  Com  Dis 

3d  Com  Dis 

4th  Com  Dis 

1 

8 

A 

5 

DeKalb 

I--, 

DeWitt 

7 

Douglas  

7 

Dul  "age     . 

1 

9 
9 

Edgar  

9 

Kffiiigham  

r 

Favette  

7 

Ford  

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

In 

Gallatin  

4 

•- 

Grundv.  .  . 

1 

406  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  BALLOT-Cont'd.  TWENTY-FIFTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

t 
"?. 

> 

c 
c/ 
— 

1 

B 

o 
o 

j^ 

z: 
H 
X 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

n 

in 

1 

f 

4 

A 

S 

1(1 

5 

11 

5 

4 

9 

Johnson  .  .    . 

T 

•T, 

4 

Kankakee.     . 

14 

Kendall  

1 

4 

7 

ft 

5 

1 

i  i 

Lake... 

13 

LaSalle.    . 

8 

A 

6 

6 

3   2 

Lawrence  

4 

1 

Lee 

12 

Livingston  

it 

4 

3 

a 

1    1 

5 

4 

Macon  

15 

12 

Madison  .  . 

7 

4 

1 

7 

1 

Marion 

8 

Marshall. 

6 

5 

Massac  .  .  . 

•> 

McDonough  

..  10 

McHenrv 

? 

7 

? 

2 

McLean  

•>4 

Menard 

4 

Mercer  

8 

Monroe 

f 

? 

Montgomery  

'( 

11 

Moultrie.  . 

4 

Ogle  

in 

Peoria  .  . 

17 

j< 

7 

Perrv  

ft 

Piatt.  .  . 

7 

Pike  

8 

Pope  . 

? 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Putnam 

? 

Randolph 

8 

Richland  

j 

1 

i 

4 

i  •• 

Rock  Island 

•'1 

Saline  ...           

(i 

Sangamon 

•>4 

Sehuvler  .           

4 

Scott  .  . 

? 

Shelby.  . 

8 

Stark.  . 

St.  Clair  .     . 

10 

11 

1 

Stephenson 

12 

Tazewell                      .  .     . 

11) 

Union  

4 

Vermilion                 .... 

""> 

Wabash  

'•! 

Warren                 

it 

6 

Washington  

ft 

i 

Wayne  .  . 

s 

White  

7 

Whiteside 

g 

5 

i 

Will  

•'•-, 

<) 

Winnebago  

8 

T? 

Woodford.  

ii 

Totals:  Yates,  4864-5;  Lowden,  398;  Deneen. 
375;  Hamlin,  1354-5;  Warner,  364-5;  Sherman,  49; 
Pierce,  21. 


County. 

03 

;, 
>- 

Lowden. 

c 

A) 

V 

1 

H.-inilin. 

Wnrner. 
Sherman. 

Adams  

•'(1 

'•I 

4 

Bond  

5 

•j 

3 

2 

Brown  

? 

1 

e 

1 

1 

1 

Calhoun  

? 

Carroll  

') 

Cass  

5 

? 

i 

s 

3 

3    2 

Christian  

9 

Clark  

7 

Clay  

6 

Clinton  

5 

Coles  

S 

6 

3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward  

14 

2d  Ward 

1 

1" 

<s 

3d  Ward 

IS 

ft 

4th  Ward  

1 

7 

5th  Ward 

7 

1 

6th  Ward.  .  . 

1 

5 

a 

7th  Ward 

11 

V 

8th  Ward  

12 

9th  Ward.  .  . 

9 

10th  Ward. 

7 

llth  Ward... 

1( 

12th  Ward  

') 

2 

13th  Ward.  .  . 

u 

4 

14th  Ward. 

u 

15th  Ward.  .  . 

13 

16th  Ward 

S 

17th  Ward  

4 

11 

18th  Ward 

If 

19th  Ward  

9 

20th  Ward 

1 

is 

1 

21st  Ward.  . 

? 

U 

22d  Ward  .  .  . 

14 

23d  Ward  .     . 

11 

24th  Ward  

10 

25th  Ward 

99 

26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward  

12 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward  

6 

30th  Ward. 

11 

31st  Ward 

fl 

11 

32d  Ward 

17 

33d  Ward  .  .  . 

11 

4 

34th  Ward 

6 

1 

35th  Ward  

6 

4 

1st  Com.  Dis 

1.-. 

7  4 

2d  Com.  Dis    . 

iU 

Bj| 

3d  Com.  Dis  

'  7, 

4th  Com.  Dis 

p, 

8 

1 

5th  Com.  Dis  

4 

6th  Com.  Dis 

8 

Crawford  

6 

Cumberland 

1 

DeKalb  

In 

DeWitt  .  . 

7 

Douglas  •. 

7 

DuPage. 

1 

q 

Edgar  

9 

Edwards  

2 

2  .. 

Effingham  

5 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  

5 

2 

Franklin 

i 

Fulton  

r> 

Gallatin 

•i 

Greene  

T 

Grundv.  .  . 

'i 

PART  THREE. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


STATISTICAL.  407 

TWENTY-SIXTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

H 

1  Lowden. 

E 
1 

Hamlin. 

1 

I  Sherman. 

The  same  as  the  twenty-fifth  ballot  in  all  counties 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,  which 
jj         voted  as  indicated  : 

K 

'/ 

J 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman.  1 

j 

Hamilton  

r 

Hancock.  . 

Ill 

Hardin  

I 

1 

4 

Henry  

17         Cook  (4th  Ward) 

s 

Iroquois  

(1 

8 

4th  Com  Dis 

r, 

<S 

1 

* 

4 

Jackson  

4 

B 

1 

Jasper  

8 

24 
(i 
7 

5 

c 

1 
li 

Jefferson  

i 

La  Salle 

a 

•> 

2 

3 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

9 

16 
1 

9 
1 

1 

1 
1 
4 

'i 

i 

1 

'i 

Johnson  

ft 

Pulaski 

Kane  

21  i 

4 

Woodford  

Kendall  

14 

1 

7 

4 

S 

18 

*  One  vote  for  Cannon. 

Lowden,  402335-770; 
111440-770;  Warner, 
N);  Pierce.  2(1440-770; 

I  BALLOT. 

ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  following,   which 

Knox  

5 

1 

1 

1 

Totals:  Yates,  483440-770; 
Deneen,  385545-770;  Hamlin, 

Lake  

La  Salle  

6 

4 

(i 

1 

6 

6 

8 

2 

39  440-770;  Sherman,  51  440-7 
Cannon,  1. 

Lawrence  

Lee  

Livingston  

8 

5 

4 

8 

8 

1 

1 

TWF1MTV  WVFNTl 

Logan  

Macon  

1,5 

Macoupin  

1° 

The  same  as  the  twenty-fiftt 

Madison    

e 

6 

ft 

1 

6 

1 

wards  and  districts,   except 
voted  as  indicated  : 

Marion  

a 

Mason  

5 

1 

Lowden.  j 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman.  | 

oj 

Massac  

5 

McDonough  ;  .  .  .    . 

in 

County. 

McHenry  

2 

•'I 

7 

2 

2 

McLean  

1 

Mercer  

s 

Cook  (4th  Ward)  

8 

2 
>t 

2 

Jackson  

4 
24 
5 
ft 

5 
5 
S 
ft 

1 

1 
8 

Montgomerv  

Kane  

1  1 

Madison  

li 

•^ 

1 

Moultrie  

4 

McHenry  

Ogle 

is 

Peoria  

17 

10 

Peoria  

IS 

7 

o 

1 

1 

Pike  

7 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

fi 

1 

1 

Piatt  

7 

Woodford  

Pike  
Pope         .   .   . 

8 

2 

1 

1 
1 
•' 

1 
1 

1 
1 

Totals:  Yates,  482440-770; 

Lowden,  407335-770; 
110440-770;  Warner, 
'0;  Pierce,  2  1440-770. 

Pulaski  

1 

Deneen,  388545-770;  Hamlin, 
39  440-770;  Sherman,  51  440-7' 

Putnam  

Randolph  

S 

1 

1 

i 

4 

* 

TWENTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 

Rock  Island  

Saline  

li 

„, 

ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  Mowing,  which 

Sangamon  

Schuvler  

4 

Scott  ' 

1 

2 

Shelby  
Stark  

x 

4 
County. 

I 

-r 
1 

g 
1 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

£ 

St.  Clair  

10 
12 

11 

2 

1 

Stephenson  

Tazewell  

in 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  

>5 

Boone  

2 

2 

4 

Warren  

fi 

Bureau  
Cook  (4th  Ward) 

1 

6 

g 

5 

1 

1 

Washington  
Wavne  

's 

8 

8 

Jersey  

4 

White  
Whiteside  

7 

8 
25 

5 

1 

McHenry  •  

2 
17 
7 

6 

10 

2 

8 

Wil!  

Pike 

Williamson  

') 

Pulaski 

1 

1 

1 

g 

1 

1 

Winnebago  

8 

]•> 

Wbodford  

1 

4 

l 

Woodford  

6 

Totals :  Yates,  489  440-770;  Lowden,  407  335-770; 
Deneen,  381  545-770;  Hamlin,  111  440-770;  Warner. 
39  440-770;  Sherman,  50  440-770;  Pierce,  21  440-770, 


Totals:  Yates,  482  440-770;  Lowden,  400  325-770; 
Deneen,  393  545-770;  Hamlin,  110  40-770-  Warner, 
40  440-770;  Sherman,  51  440-770;  Pierce,  22  440-770. 


408 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THIRTY-FIRST  BALLOT. 


TWENTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  twenty-fifth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated : 


County. 

JO 

i~ 

Lowden.  | 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

3 

4 

1  .  . 

Bureau  .  .         

1 

li 

5 

1 

Cook  (4th  Ward) 

8 

6th  Ward  

fi 

20 

Gallatin 

3 

1 

Jersey  

4 

•'4 

5 

1 

Madison  .  .           

fi 

5 

?, 

fi 

.     1 

? 

fi 

? 

3  . 

Peoria  .... 

17 

10 

Pike 

7 

1 

..    6 

White  

fi 

1 

Woodford  

8 

1 

1 

i  .  . 

Totals:  Yates,  481  440-770;  Lowden,  404  325-770; 
Deneen,  382  545-770;  Hamlin,  115  440-770;  Warner, 
38  440-770;  Sherman,  56  440-770;  Pierce,  22  440-770. 


THIRTIETH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  twenty-fifth  Ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

1 

>H 

Lowden.  | 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Boone  

2 

9 

4 

Cook  (4th  Ward).  .  . 

8 

6th  Ward  

A 

•'0 

Kane 

1 

•'ii 

•-{ 

Lake  

1 

11 

1 

McHenry  
Peoria    .  .                    .    . 

2 

17 

9 
8 

-<> 

2 

Pope  

a 

1 

1 

..     1 

i 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Scott  

3 

St  Clair 

10 

11 

g 

Washington  

li 

Will  

•'rl 

Woodford  

6 

Totals:  Yates,  437  440-770;  Lowden,  452  325-770; 
Deneen,  382  545-770;  Hamlin,  111  440-770;  Warner, 
44  440-770;  Sherman,  51  440-770;  Pierce,  21  440-770. 


County. 

GJ 

1 
>l 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

c 

I 

c 

.^ 

J= 

Vj 

£ 

''ft 

g 

4 

Bond 

5 

•' 

'  5 

1 

2 

1 

6 

5 

1 

1 

•> 

Carrol)                     

g 

i 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

8 

q 

Clark 

7 

Clav 

fi 

5 

Coles  

3 

6 

3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward 

14 

2d  Ward    .           

1 

12 

5 

3d  Ward 

13 

5 

4th  Ward             

8 

5th  Ward 

7 

1 

6th  Ward            

6 

20 

7th  Ward 

11 

12 

8th  Ward                     .    . 

12 

9th  Ward  

9 

10th  Ward 

7 

llth  Ward    

10 

12th  Ward 

q 

? 

13th  Ward    

12 

4 

14th  Ward  

16 

15th  Ward.            

13 

16th  Ward  

'8 

17th  Ward      .       ... 

4 

1  1 

18th  Ward  

10 

19th  Ward  

q 

20th  Ward  ....".  

1 

IS 

1 

21st  Ward 

•> 

Hi 

22d  Ward    

14 

23d  Ward 

11 

24th  Ward      

10 

25th  Ward  

Iff 

26th  Ward 

13 

27th  Ward  

12 

28th  Ward 

14 

29th  Ward  

fi 

30th  Ward 

11 

31st  Ward   

g 

14 

32d  Ward 

17 

33d  Ward    

11 

4 

34th  Ward 

6 

T 

35th  Ward  

fi 

4 

1  ,7 

7  • 

2d  Com  Dis  

1'.: 

V4 

3d  Com  Dis 

9 

4th  Com  Dis 

6 

8 

1 

5th  Com.  Dis  

4 

6th  Com  Dis 

8 

Crawford  

A 

5 

DeKalb   

15 

DeWitt 

7 

Douglas  

7 

DuPage 

1 

q 

Edgar  

q 

? 

? 

5 

Fayette 

7 

Ford          

7 

5 

Fulton     

IS 

Gallatin 

•\ 

Greene  

a 

Grundv.  .  . 

9 

PART  THREE. 

THIRTY-FIRST  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


STATISTICAL. 


409 


County. 

, 

> 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

Hamilton 

5 

Hancock.  .  . 

10 

Hardin 

1 

1 

Henderson  .  . 

4 

Henry  ....              -t 

Iroquois  .... 

5 

8 

Jackson  

1 

9 

Jasper  

^ 

Jefferson  

•' 

ft 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

<i 

Johnson  

5 

Kane  

1 

27 

ft 

Kankakee.  .  . 

It 

Kendall  

1 

4 

Knox.  .  . 

7 

ft 

5 

1 

1    1 

Lake  .  . 

1 

11 

1 

LaSalle  

ti 

A 

A 

t'i 

2    3 

Lawrence  

4 

1 

Lee  

12 

Livingston  

3 

4 

1 

3 

1    1 

Logan  

5 

,  4 

Macon  

15 

Macoupin  

12 

Madison  

ii 

9 

1 

3 

1 

Marion  

s 

Marshall  

ft 

Mason  

4 

1  .. 

Nassau  

5 

McDonough  

10 

McHenry  

11 

2 

McLean  

1A 

Menard  

.    4 

Mercer  

8 

Monroe  

f 

2 

Montgomery  

<) 

Morgan  

11 

Moultrie  

4 

Ogle  

ia 

Peoria  

17 

in 

Perrv  

A 

Piatt  

7  .. 

Pike  

8 

Pope  

f, 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

t 

? 

1 

1 

Putnam  

? 

Randolph  

8 

Richland  

} 

i 

i 

f 

f      7 

Rock  Island  

Ul 

Saline  

A 

Sangamon  

•'-1 

Schuvlcr  

4 

Scott  

a 

Shelby  

s 

Stark  •.  

St.  Clair  

id 

11 

g 

Stephenson  

1? 

Tazewell  

m 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  

2fl 

Wabash  

j 

3 

6 

Washington  

c, 

s 

White  

7 

8 

5 

'    1 

Will.  .  

ftft 

9 

Winnebago  

8 

1" 

Woodford  

4 

2 

THIRTY-SECOND  BALLOT.     . 
The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   which 
voted  as  indicated : 


County. 

d 

2 

t 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

LaSalle  

ft 

8 

A 

fi 

3    ? 

8 

1 

4 

..    1 

Pike  

7 

1 

Wabash  

2 

1 

Totals:  Yates,  429  440-770;  Lowden,  473  325-770; 
Deneen,  383  545-770;  Hamlin,  109  440-770;  Warner 
33  440-770;  Sherman,  49  440-770;  Pierce,  22  440-770 

THIRTY-THIRD  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,   which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County 

<t 

I 
>* 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Gallatin 

f 

?! 

1 

5 

4 

LaSalle  

ii 

ii 

ft 

A 

3    fl 

Madison  

li 

8 

1 

4 

..    1 

Pike  

7 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

i  .. 

Totals-  Yates,  428  440-770;  Lowden,  467  325-770; 
Deneen,  387  545-770;  Hamlin,  111  440-770;  Warner, 
34  440-770;  Sherman,  49  440-770;  Pierce,  22  440-770. 

THIRTY-FOURTH  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   which 
voted  as  indicated : 


County. 

$ 

$ 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

^c 
:= 

E£  1 

1 

1 

1 

5 

4 

A 

7 

1 

5 

..  i 

Pike 

ft 

ft 

Pulaski.  ...         .          .... 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Totals:  Yates,  431;  Lowden,  466J^;  Deneen, 
389H;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  32;  Sherman,  50; 
Pierce  22. 

THIRTY-FIFTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


Totals:  Yates,  431  440-770;  Lowden,  473  325-770; 
Deneen,  383  545-770;  Hamlin,  107  440-770;  Warner, 
32  440-770;  Sherman,  50  440-770;  Pierce,  22  440-770. 


County. 

I 

ei 
>< 

Lowden.  1 

Deneen. 

M 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Cook  (1st  Com.  Dis  )  .  . 

\ 

1 

7 

1 

"> 

4 

Kane  

25 

S 

? 

La  Salle 

6 

6 

ii 

6 

3    2 

6 

7 

1 

5 

.      1 

McHenrv  .  . 

2 

A 

8 

3 

410  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

THIRTY-FIFTH  BALLOT-Cont'd.  THIRTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

j-- 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

= 

~. 

Sherman. 

g                           County. 

& 

i 

I.owilcn.  ! 

j  Deneen. 

1 

j 

c 

Pulaski  

1 
1 
•> 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 

'i 

i 

>0 

Richland  

a 

5 

4 

Wabash 

Bond 

Washington  

8 

8 

2 
2 

5 

i 

Will 

26 

Woodford  

;< 

3 

•  •  •  •          Bureau  

3 

4 

5 

l 

i 

Totals:  Yates,  483;  Lowden,  408^;  Deneen,  39 
Hamlin,  109;  Warner,  38;  Sherman,  49;  Pierce,  2[ 

THIRTY-SIXTH  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  counl 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   wl 
voted  as  indicated  : 

11.        Calhoun  
J  '        Carroll              

•' 

0 

'•            Cass                         

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

2 

ies,        Clark             

7 

ich        clay                             .    ... 

li 

Clinton  

5 

County. 

J* 
* 
^ 

-5 
1 

Deneen. 

1 

tJ 

a 

Coles  
Cook: 
1st  Ward 

14 

2d  Ward                  

1 

12 
18 

8 

5 
5 

£             3d  Ward 

4th  Ward  

Boone  

(i 

1 

5th  Ward  

1 

7 

5 

11 

9 

1 

20 
12 

1? 

Bureau  
Cook  (1st  Com.  Dis.)  . 
Jackson  

1 
1 

5 

6 
1 

5 

7 
A 

1 

1 

7th  Ward  
8th  Ward  
9th  Ward  

Kane  
Madison  
McHenry  
Pope  
Pulaski  
Richland  

25 
0 
2 
2 

1 

1 

3 

5 
6 

1 
1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
1 

(i 

7 

2 

1 
1 

.    1 

3  .. 

11 

'.'.  i 

10th  Ward  
llth  Ward  
12th  Ward  
13th  Ward  
14th  Ward  
15th  Ward  
16th  Ward  

7 

10 

n 
U 

2 
4 
15 
18 

8 

Will  25  
Woodford  3    3  

Totals:  Yates,    492;    Lowden,    390^;    Den 
398H;  Hamlin,   111;  Warner,  37;  Sherman,  £ 
Pierce,  22. 
THIRTY-SEVENTH  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-first  ballot  in  all  coun 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,   w! 
voted  as  indicated: 

18th  Ward  
19th  Ward  
>en           20th  Ward  
i.           21st  Ward 

1 

10 

9 

is 
2 

1 

11 
14 

22d  Ward 

23d  Ward 

11 

24th  Ward 

ies.          25th  Ward           

22 

lich          26th  Ward 

n 

27th  Ward  

i; 

County. 

i 

1 
J 

| 

K 

1 

•f 

S 
! 

28th  Ward  
29th  Ward 

6 

30th  Ward 

11 

o            31st  Ward 

2 

14 

17 

«           32d  Ward 

°<           33d  Ward  

'] 

11 
6 
6 
1 

\}-2 
'I 

6 

4 
1 

4 

7 

31  i 

8 
4 

i: 

Boone  

(i 

1 

i 

34th  Ward  

Bureau  

i 
i 

6 
1 

5 

7 
10 

1 

i 

Cook  (1st  Com.  Dis.)  

Hancock  

Henderson  

4 

Jackson  

ff 

Jersey  

4 

C) 

Kane  

25 
(i 
6 

3 

5 

2 
(i 
6 
10 

Crawford  

( 

Madison  

4 

Cumberland  
DeKalb 

i 

McDonough  

•, 

7 

McHenry  

2 

ti 

•) 

3 

Menard  

4 

,, 

Mercer  

8 

,, 

Pulaski  

1 
1 

:>, 

1 
1 

1 
1 
ti 

1 
1 

c 

Richland  

Fffi      h 

Warren  

1  .til  MK  uni  

Washington  

(i 

7 

Will.  .  . 

26 

Woodford  

3 

3 

Fulton 

1 

Totals:  Yates,    487;    Lowden,    395M;    Den 
445JX;    Hamlin,    109;    Warner,    37:    Sherman, 

'        Grundv.  .  . 

( 

THREE: 

THIRTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


STATISTICAL. 


411 


County. 

| 
£ 

c 

'a 

j 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

c    c 

:5  -S 
s-  a; 

5 

II) 

Hardin  

1 

1 

4 

5 

8 

4 

5 

1 

5 

ft 

5 

4 

9 

Johnson  

fl 

28 

ft 

2 

Kankakee  

14 

Kendall               

1 

4 

7 

5 

1 

? 

1 

1 

11 

1 

La  Salle 

Ii 

A 

A 

fi 

3 

4 

1 

Lee  

12 

3 

4 

ft 

T 

1 

Logan  

5 

4  .. 

15 

12 

A 

5 

5 

4 

Marion  

8 

Marshall 

A 

4 

1  .. 

5 

10 

ft 

6 

7! 

2 

•'4 

4 

fl 

Monroe  

n 

? 

9 

11 

4 

Ogle.             

ii 

17 

7 

S 

Perrv                

6 

Piatt.  .  . 

7  .. 

Pike                         

7 

1 

fl 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski 

1 

1 

1 

1 

9 

8 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

21 

Saline        

r, 

•M 

4 

Scott  

3 

Shelbv                   

8 

Stark 

St  C'lair                       .    ... 

10 

11 

A 

Stephenson  

r> 

Tazewell 

10 

I 

Vermilion  

as 

Waba«h         

jj 

Warren  

8 

A 

ii 

Wavne  .  . 

s 

White      

7 

Whiteside  . 

S 

5 

1 

Will  

2.5 

Williamson  

!) 

S 

is 

Woodford  

i 

8 

THIRTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated : 


County. 

i 

n 
> 

Lowden.  | 

d 
c 

C 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

Boone  

3 

4 

1  .. 

1 

i; 

A 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

A 

•>o 

1st  Com  Dis     

? 

7 

Jackson  

9 

S 

? 

1 

Kane  ,  

•>4 

?, 

? 

2  .. 

A 

4 

4 

1 

A 

A 

? 

6 

Peoria  

17 

10 

Richland 

f 

1 

t 

1 

Woodford  

1 

5 

Totals:  Yates,  483;  Lowden,  390^;  Deneen, 
442H;  Hamlin,  112;  Warner,  36;  Sherman,  2; 
Pierce,  30: 

FORTIETH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which  voted 
as.  indicated : 


County. 

£ 

S 

— 

•S 

CJ 

qj 

V 

I 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman 

3 

4 

1 

Bureau  

1 

A 

5 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward) 

A 

•'0 

1st  Com  Dis  

•' 

7 

Jackson  

f 

S 

? 

1 

Kane  

24 

» 

« 

2  .. 

Knox                

A 

4 

4 

1 

A 

A 

? 

A 

r 

10 

Pike                  

A 

2  .. 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Woodford  

1 

S 

Totals:  Yates,  482;  Lowden,  396^;  Deneen,  440^' 
Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  40;  Sherman,  2;  Pierce;  30. 

FORTY-FIRST  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   which 
voted  as  indicated: 


Totals:  Yates,  490;  Lowden,  393K;  Deneen, 
441}^;  Hamlin,  113;  Warner,  37;  Sherman,  2; 
Pierce,  25. 


Count}*. 

\ 
>* 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

~ 

I 

Warner. 

Sherman 

3 

4 

1 

1 

ft 

S 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

6 

•JO 

2 

7 

Jackson  

2 

4 

2 

2  .. 

4 

Kane  

24 

2 

2 

2 

Knox.  

A 

4 

4 

1 

Madison  

A 

A 

2 

A 

2 

?, 

17 

10 

Pike 

8 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

s 

•< 

Woodford  

1 

5 

Totals:  Yates,  484;  Lowden,  399.^;  Deneen. 
433V3;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  41;  Sherman,  2; 
Pierce,  31. 


412 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


FORTY-SECOND  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and   districts,   except  the  following,   whicli                      County, 
voted  as  indicated  : 

o3 

« 
C8 

•2-2 
6 
p 

| 

— 

5 

s 

•2 
4 
] 

»  —  ,0  1  Hamlin. 

:-.' 

2 

:  :  !  Sherman 

5 

County. 

£ 
f 

vs  |  Lowden. 

c 
H: 
Q 

n' 
x 

u  |  Warner. 

I  Sherman. 

Kane  

-i  -ri 

Peoria    . 

17 

10 

Pike 

6 

9 

Richland. 

1 

1 
3 

1 

•': 

1 

\ 

5 

5 

i 

2         Washington  

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

ft 

•>o 

Woodford  

1 

.-> 

1st  Com  Dis 

? 

7 

en,    402H;    Deneen, 
r,    39;    Sherman,    2; 

ALLOT, 
i  ballot  in  all  counties 
;he  following,   which 

Jackson  

?! 

4 

•' 

? 

Totals:  Yates,    478;    Lowd 

Jersey  

4 

436H;    Hamlin,    113;    Warm 

Kane  

•24 

6 
6 

•2 
4 
(i 

2 

4 
•> 

'i 

6 

2 

Pierce,  31. 
"5 

Knox  

Madison  .  .  . 

Massac  

4 

1 

Peoria  .... 

17 

in 

FORTY-FIFTH  1 

Pike  

8 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eight! 

Richland.  . 

1 

1 
3 

1 

'•! 

1 

wards  and  districts,   except 

Washington.  .     . 

voted  as  indicated: 

Woodford  

1 

5 

Totals:  Yates,    482;    Lowden,    400"^;    Dem 
433^;    Hamlin,    111;    Warner,    41;    Sherman, 
Pierce,  32. 

FORTY-THIRD  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  coun 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,  wl 
voted  as  indicated: 

en, 
2  1                           County. 

i 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

-2. 
~7. 

(2 

">, 

4 

, 

1 

5 

(i 

6 

9(i 

1  .. 

i 

le^'        Cook  (6th  Ward)  

1st  Com  Dis 

• 

Jackson  

2 

4 

2 

? 

County. 

I 

Lowden.  1 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

c 

C3 
^ 

Kane  

22 
6 

(i 
17 

•2 
-1 

> 
11) 

2 

4 

1 

2 
1 
5 

2 

's 

fc          Pike  

6 

2 

—          Washington  

.'i 

3 

1 

5 

ii 

& 

20 

1 

.,         Woodford  

1 

5 

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

Totals'  Yates     480-    Lowd 

en,    403!<;    Deneen, 
r,    39;    Sherman,    2; 

BALLOT, 
i  ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  following,   which 

•• 

7 

435"^-    Hamlin     111-    Warne 

Jackson  

2 

4 

4 

2 

.  2 

Pierce.  31. 

Jersey  

Kane  ... 

•>•) 

? 

9 

9 

9 

.5 
FORTY-SIXTH 

6 

6 

17 

4 
5 
10 

4 
2 

1 
5 

*2 

Peoria  

Pike. 

6 

•> 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eight 

•-' 

3 

wards  and  districts,   except 

Woodford  

* 

i 

5 

voted  as  indicated: 

*  For  Reeves. 

Totals:  Yates,  479;  Lowden,  396^;  Deneen 
435H;  Hamlin,  116;  Warner,  39;  Sherman,  2 
Pierce,  32;  Reeves,  2. 


FORTY-FOURTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  district,  except  the  following,  which, 
voted  as  indicated : 


County. 

| 

~^. 
> 

Lowden. 

H 

4} 

C 

1 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Boone  

3 

4 

1  .. 

1 

5 

") 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

fi 

''(I 

1st  Com  Dis 

9 

7 

Jackson  

p 

4 

9 

2 

.lersev.  .  . 

4 

County. 

1 

;S 

-r 
1 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

^      ri 

C      C 

II 

g 

4 

1 

l 

fi 

fi 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward)  

6 

9 

20 

7 

9 

4 

? 

2  . 

Kane  

22 

2 

2 

? 

2  .. 

ii 

4 

4 

1 

LaSalle  

fi 

6 

i; 

fi 

2  .. 

fi 

S 

1 

*, 

Peoria  *  
Pike  

17 
R 

1(1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

Woodford  

1 

5 

.. 

Totals:  Yates,  482;  Lowden,  404' -i;  Deneen. 
433M;  Hamlin,  112;  Warner,  37;  Sherman,  2; 
Pierce,  31. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


413 


FORTY-SEVENTH  BALLOT. 


FORTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,    which 
voted  as  indicated  •                                                                              County. 

nj 
>• 

1 

S 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

County. 

i 

8 

4».  \  Ix>wden. 

Deneen. 

^ 

=; 

:: 

I  Sherman. 

«i          Boone  

3 

4 

1  .. 

Bureau  

1 

3 

6 

» 

ft 

6 
3 

•>o 

1 
3 

3  .. 

Cook  (6th  Ward) 

Boone  

1 

20th  Ward  

6 

13 
? 

1 

7 

Bureau  

1 

5 

fi 

5 

•'0 

1 

2            1st  Com.  Dis  

Cook  (Oth  Ward)  

Ford  

ft 

1  .. 

1st  Com.  Pis  

2 

7 

Hancock  

.  10 

2 

4 
1 

2 

? 

Henderson  

4 

2 

4 
4 

2 

2  .. 

22 
6 
6 
6 

\- 

2 
4 
6 
8 

10 

2 
4 
6 
1 

2 
1 
6 
5 

2 
'2 

Jersey  

Knox  

5         Kane  

22 
6 
6 
6 

2 
4 
6 
8 

2 

4 

6 

1 

2 
1 
6 
5 

2  .. 

'2  '.'. 

La  Salle 

3         Knox  

La  Salle  

Peoria  

Madison  

Pike  

8 

McDonough  

10 

Richland  

1 

1 

n 

1 
3 

1 

Menard  

,.    4 

Mercer.  

8 

Woodford  •. 

1 

5 

Peoria  

17 

10 

Totals:  Yates,    482;    Lowden,    403^;    Den< 
432J4;    Hamlin,    111;    Warner,    38;    Sherman, 
Pierce,  33. 

Pike  
en.        Pulaski  

K 
2 
3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2  I        Union  

Warren  

S 

6 

Washington  

3 

it 

Woodford.  .  . 

1 

ft 

Totals:  Yates,  487;  Lowden,  399)3;  Deneen, 
391J4;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  39;  Sherman,  42; 
Pierce,  32. 


FORTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


FIFTIETH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  thirty-eighth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 


County. 

1 

- 
>> 

= 

-~ 

E 

,3 

I 
S 

d 

=5 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

voted  as  indicated: 

i 

Z                           County. 

I 
n 
'-~ 

^  \  Lowden. 

|  Deneen. 

I  Hamlin. 

-  I  Warner. 
|  Sherman. 

Boone  

? 

?, 

4 

1 

6 

6 

6 

•'() 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward) 

Boone  

•\ 

20th  Ward    

6 

13 
fl 

1 
7 

Bureau  

\ 
3 

(i 
3 

li 

5 
3 

•'0 

1 
3 

'3  '.'. 

Champaign  

Ford                   .           

A 

1 

Cook  (6th  Ward).  .  . 

o 

4 

<> 

1 

20th  Ward  .... 

0 

us 

st 

1 

7 

4 

1st  Com.  Dis  

•2-2 
6 
6 
6 
17 
8 

2 

4 
6 
8 

10 

2 
4 
6 
1 

2 
1 
6 
5 

9 

Ford  

f, 

1  .. 

5        Jackson  

2 

4 

4 

2 

2  .. 

La  Salle 

2 

3        Jersey.  

•2'2 
6 
6 
6 
17 

2 
4 

6 
8 

10 

2 
4 
6 
1 

2 
1 
0 
5 

2  .. 
'2  " 

Peoria  
Pike  

Knox  

La  Salle  

9 

1 

1 

1         Madison  

1 

1 
3 

1 
3 

1 

Peoria  

Pike  

8 

Woodford  

1 

5 

Pulaski  

1 
1 
? 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

l 
l 

1  .. 

Totals:  Yates,    486;    Lowden,    397H;    Dem 
432K;    Hamlin,    112;    Warner,    41;    Sherman, 
Pierce,  31. 

Richland  
en-       Union  

-  !        Washington  

3 

8 

Woodford  

1 

S 

Totals:  Yates,    486;    Lowden,    399>3;    Deneen, 
431K;  Hamlin,  113;  Warner,  40;  Pierce,  32. 


414  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

FIFTY-FIRST  BALLOT.  FIFTY-FIRST  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


County. 

| 

?M 

20 

-r 
J 

g 

01 

f 

a 

Hamlin. 

a 

.- 

= 

r 
V^ 

C 

3 

,5 

4 

Bond 

2 

2 

4 

2 

1 
2 

6 

5 

1 

1 

9 
5 

3 

8 

3 

3 

9 

3 

2 

Clark                          

7 

a 

Clay 

3 

'i 

5 

14 
12 
13 

8 

6 

3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward  

2d  Ward                    

5 
4 

3d  Ward                  

* 

4th  Ward 

5th  Ward                   

7 
6 
11 

1 
20 
12 
12 

6th  Ward 

7th  Ward                  

8th  Ward 

9th  Ward 

9 

10th  Ward                 

7 

llth  Ward 

10 

12th  Ward                   

9 
12 

2 
4 

r, 

13th  Ward             

14th  Ward 

15th  Ward                 

13 

16th  Ward.       

8 

17th  Ward                   

4 

1(1 

11 

18th  Ward        

19th  Ward 

9 

20th  Ward                 

6 

13 

2 

1 
16 

14 

21st  Ward   

22d  Ward 

23d  Ward            

11 

24th  Ward  

111 

25th  Ward               

?? 

26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward 

1" 

28th  Ward       

14 

29th  Ward  

6 

30th  Ward             

11 

31st  Ward  

2 

14 

17 

32d  Ward  

33d  Ward              

11 
« 

e 

2 

4 
1 

4 

7 

34th  Ward 

35th  Ward             

2d  Com.  Dis  
3d  Com  Dis  

IX 
2 

(i 

3J| 

8 
4 

1 

5th  Com  Dis  

6th  Com  Dis 

s 

« 

.' 

DeKalh                  

\'i 

DeWitt  

7 

Douglas  

7 

DuPage  

1 

» 

a 

Edgar  

2  .. 

21 

I  jffingham  

5  ... 

Favette       

7 

Ford  

6 

1 

5 

Fulton  

15  ... 

Oallatin                   

4 

5 

(Irundv.  .  . 

9  .. 

County. 

1 

> 

Lmvden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

.    c' 
£:     E 

^. 

1 

Hancock.  .        

10 

Hardin  

1 

1 

Henderson     .           

4 

Henry 

Iroquois             

5 

8 

10    . 

Jasper  

5 

Jefferson  

<?, 

5 

Jersey.  .  .              ... 

4 

Jo  Daviess  

9 

Johnson 

5 

Kane  

22 

2 

2 

2 

2  .. 

14 

Kendall  

1 

4 

Knox. 

r, 

4 

4 

1 

Lake  

1 

11 

1 

LaSalle  

ii 

6 

6 

6 

2  .. 

Lawrence 

4 

1 

Lee  . 

12 

, 

Livingston 

3 

4 

3 

3 

1  .. 

Logan  

5 

4  .. 

Macon.  . 

In 

Macoupin  

1? 

Madison 

6 

8 

1 

5 

Marion  . 

8 

Marshall 

6 

Mason  .  .  . 

4 

1  .. 

Massac  

ff 

McDonough 

in 

MoHenry  

3 

6 

9 

2  .. 

24 

Menard  ... 

4 

8 

2 

o 

Montgomery  

g 

1  1 

Moultrie  . 

4 

Ogle.  . 

n 

Peoria  .... 

17 

III 

Perry.  

h 

Piatt  

7  .. 

Pike  

8 

Pope  

? 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

? 

Randolph  .  .  . 

8 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Rock  Island 

•'1 

6 

Sangamon  . 

•>1 

Schuvler  

4 

Scott  .  . 

S 

Shelby  

8 

Stark.     .    ' 

St.  Clair  

III 

ll 

3 

12 

Tazewell  .  . 

ID 

3 

1 

Vermilion      .    . 

25 

Wabash 

g 

Warren  

•1 

fl 

S 

3 

s 

White 

7 

8 

5 

1 

Will  

?5 

9 

8 

\"> 

Woodford  

1 

:> 

Totals:  Yates,  483;  Lowden,  3933^;  Deneen, 
429^;  Hamlin,  112;  Warner,  50;  Pierce,  33;  Clif- 
ford, 1.  *For  Clifford. 


PART  THREE: 

FIFTY-SECOND  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


d 

.     B 

County. 

| 

-5 

3: 

E 

£ 

3 

G 

Z 

1    £ 

Cook  (3d  Ward) 

13 

5 

Kane  

•>•) 

1 

3  .. 

Richland. 

i 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Union  .  . 

8 

1. 

Totals:  Yates,    483;    Lowden,    393^;    Deneen, 
;  Hamlin,  111 ;  AVarner,  52;  Pierce,  33. 


STATISTICAL.  415 

FIFTY-FIFTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated:  . 


County. 


Cook  (3d  Ward)... 
Kane.  .  . 


13   5 

22    2    2 


Totals:  Yates,    483;    Lowden,    393H;    Deneen, 
430 y>;  Hamlin,  110;  Warner,  52;  Pierce,  33. 


FIFTY-THIRD  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated : 


jj 

County. 

i 

-5 

i 

= 

1   1 

i 

-i 

> 

»J) 

Q 

= 

&  '-A 

Cook  (3d  Ward) 

IS 

5 

Kane  

w 

fi 

^ 

4 

La  Salle  

6 

6 

6 

6 

3  .. 

Totals:  Yates,    483;    Lowden,    393V£;    Deneen, 
430>£;  Hamlin,  110;  Warner,  53;  Pierce,  32. 


FIFTY-SIXTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

d 

0; 
- 
>• 

d 

-f 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Cook(3d  Ward)  

13 

5 

Kane  

?? 

•' 

? 

4    . 

La  Salle 

6 

6 

6 

fi 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

S 

1 

Wabash  

? 

1  .. 

Totals:  Yates,    482;    Lowden,    393^;    Deneen, 
429K;  Hamlin,  110;  Warner,  54;  Pierce,  33. 


FIFTY-FOURTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

\ 
>~ 

Lowden.  | 

^ 
a 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

1 

T 

1  .. 

Cook  (3d  Ward) 

n 

5 

Kane  

99 

2 

2 

4  .. 

Pike  

fi 

?, 

Totals:  Yates,    481;    Lowden,    392}^;    Deneen, 
429^;  Hamlin,  111;  Warner,  55;  Pierce,  33. 


FIFTY-SEVENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-first  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

i 
> 

Lowden.  | 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

Cook  (3d  Ward) 

n 

5 

10 

..    4 

22 

? 

1, 

4  .. 

Knox  

8 

4 

4 

1 

1  .. 

La  Salle  

A 

B 

6 

A 

3 

10 

.    4 

8 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Warren  

3 

fi 

Totals:  Yates,  483;  Lowden,  393^;  Deneen 
388)4;  Hamlin,  109;  Warner,  54;  Sherman,  43; 
Pierce,  31. 


416 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


FIFTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

i 

B 

cj 

g 

Hamlin. 

Warner, 
Sherman. 

"0 

a 

4 

Bond     

5 

Boone  

f, 

SI 

4  .. 

Bureau  

i 

ft 

B 

1 

t 

Carroll 

5 

Champaign  

3 

3 

3 

3 

3   2 

q 

Clark 

7 

Clay.  .   .  . 

ft 

Clinton  

D 

Coles 

S 

P, 

3 

Cook: 
1st  Ward 

14 

2d  Ward  

1 

12 

5 

3d  Ward 

13 

5 

4th  Ward  

8 

5th  Ward  

7 

1 

6th  Ward  

6 

20 

7th  Ward  

11 

1? 

8th  Ward.   .  .           .... 

12 

9th  Ward  

q 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward  

9 

? 

13th  Ward  

r> 

4 

14th  Ward..  

u 

15th  Ward  

13 

16th  Ward  

8 

17th  Ward  

4 

11 

18th  Ward  

in 

19th  Ward  

20th  Ward  

fi 

13 

1 

21st  Ward  

ft 

Hi 

22d  Ward  

14 

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward  

in 

25th  Ward  

22 

26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward  

V 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward  

fi 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward  

2 

14 

32d  Ward  

17 

33d  Ward  

11 

4 

34th  Ward  

0 

1 

35th  Ward      

ft 

4 

1st  Com.  Dis  

9 

7 

2d  Com.  Dis  

1'X 

31  •> 

3d  Com.  Dis  

2 

7 

4th  Com.  Dis  

ft 

8 

1 

4 

6th  Com.  Dis  

8 

Crawford  

(i 

5 

DeKalb  

lii 

DeWitt  

7  .. 

7 

DuPage  

1 

0 

Edgar  

9 

Edwards  

2 

, 

2  .. 

g 

Favette  

7 

Ford  

fi 

1 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

IT 

Gallatin 

4 

Greene  

5 

Grundv.  .  . 

9 

County. 

I 

- 
>-i 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Sj  i 

2  1 
^  -/. 

Hamilton 

5 

10 

1 

1 

4 

Iroquois  .  .         .  .         .... 

5 

8 

10  .. 

<> 

? 

5 

Jersey  

4 

9 

5 

Kane  

•>•> 

?, 

? 

4  .. 

14 

Kendall  

1 

4 

Knox  

6 

4 

4 

1 

1       ?: 

Lake  

1 

11 

1 

LaSalle  

6 

li 

6 

6 

2  .. 

4 

1 

Lee  

12 

Livingston  

3 

4 

3 

3 

1  .. 

Logan  

5 

4  .. 

is 

1? 

Madison  

6 

8 

1 

5 

8 

Marshal]  

fi 

4 

1  .. 

Massae  

5 

McDonough  

10 

McHenry  ... 

1 

6 

? 

2  .. 

McLean  

•>4 

4 

Mercer  

..    8 

? 

? 

'1 

Morgan  

11 

Moultrie  .  . 

4 

Ogle  

13 

17 

10 

Perry  

fi 

Piatt.  .  .  , 

7  .. 

Pike  

8 

0 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Putnam  

? 

Randolph  

q 

' 

Richland  

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Rock  Island  

•>! 

Saline  

fi 

•'1 

4 

Scott  .  .  . 

3 

Shelby  

8 

Stark  

St  Clair  .  .   . 

in 

11 

3 

Stephenson  

12 

Tazewell  

10 

S 

1 

Vermilion  

•';-> 

Wai  >ash  

S 

Warren  

3 

..    6 

3 

S 

Wavne  

8 

White    

7 

Whiteside  

8 

5 

1 

Will                           .    • 

''i 

Williamson  

it 

8 

1'' 

Woodford  

3 

3 

Totals:  Yates,  483;  Lowden,  392J4;  Deneen, 
385>i;  Hamlin,  113;  Warner,  53;  Sherman,  46; 
Pierce,  29. 


PART  THREE: 

FIFTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 


STATISTICAL. 


417 


County. 

a 
£ 

Lowden. 

i 
1 

= 

•=. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

•'o 

Alexander 

•-! 

4 

Bond 

5 

Boone  

? 

? 

4  .. 

Brown  

? 

Bureau  .  .  . 

1 

6 

5 

\ 

Calhoun  

9 

Carroll.  .  .                  

0 

Cass  

5 

Champaign  

ft 

3 

R 

3 

3   2 

Christian  

Q 

Clark  

7 

Clay  

a 

Clinton  :  

5 

Coles  

•-t 

6 

3  .. 

Cook: 
1st  Ward  •  

14 

2d  Ward  

i 

12 

ft 

3d  Ward  

r-! 

ft 

4th  Ward  

8 

5th  Ward  

7 

1 

6th  Ward  

A 

"0 

7th  Ward  

11 

12 

8th  Ward  

1? 

9th  Ward  

9 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward  

'i 

? 

13th  Ward  

V 

4 

14th  Ward  

1ft 

15th  Ward  

18 

16th  Ward  

i 

7 

17th  Ward  

4 

11 

18th  Ward  

10 

19th  Ward  

<i 

20th  Ward  

ii 

is 

1 

21st  Ward  

f 

in 

22d  Ward  .  .  , 

14 

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward  

10 

25th  Ward  

•>.) 

26th  Ward  

n 

27th  Ward  

i" 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward  

A 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward 

^ 

14 

32d  Ward  

17 

33d  Ward  

11 

4 

34th  Ward 

A 

1 

35th  Ward  

(i 

4 

1st  Com.  Dis  

? 

7 

2d  Com.  Dis  

p  , 

••i1 

3d  Com.  Dis  .  .  

\ 

4th  Com  Dis  

i 

K 

8 

1 

5th  Com.  Dis  

4 

6th  Com.  Dis  

S 

r, 

Cumberland  

/i 

DeKalb  

ifi 

DeWitt  

7  .. 

Douglas  

7 

DuPage  

i 

9 

Edgar    

9 

a 

1  .. 

ft 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  

ft 

f, 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton     

!•"> 

^ 

•-, 

q 

27 

County. 

1 

I-owden. 

d 

0 

B 

1 

= 

= 

u 

1 

n 

s 

Sherman. 

| 

5 

ID 

1 

i 

4 

IT 

5 

i 

•n 

7 

i 

ft 

a 

ft 

4 

<i 

n 

Kane  

.)•> 

? 

8 

4 

14 

Kendall 

1 

4 

5 

4 

4 

2 

1 

? 

ft 

1 

11 

1 

LaSalle.  

fi 

A 

A 

A 

B 

1 

9 

4 

t 

Lee  

12 

3 

4 

R 

8 

1 

1 

•-) 

4 

15 

12 

r, 

A 

1 

A 

1 

8 

Marshall  

(i 

•-, 

Massac  

5 

10 

McHenry  :  

? 

A 

3 

•> 

>1 

4 

Mercer  

s 

f 

? 

Montgomery  

9 

Morgan  

11 

Moultrie  

4 

Ogle       

n 

IT 

6 

•> 

t, 

Perry  

0 

Piatt      

7 

Pike  

S 

Pope      

2 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

f 

U 

s 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Rock  Island  

?1 

Saline  

6 

>1 

Schuvler  

•I 

Scott  

3 

Shelby  

R 

Stark  

4 

St  Glair  

in 

11 

•} 

Stephenson  

12 

10 

Union  

4 

B 

Wabash  

3 

3 

fi 

Washington  

ft 

ft 

Wayne  

8 

White  

7 

Whiteside.  .  .  «  

s 

•> 

1 

Will  

>-, 

Williamson  

<) 

s 

I9 

Woodford  

3 

3 

Totals:  Yates,  487;  Lowden,  396}^;  Deneen 
383H;  Hamlin,  llli;  Warner,  41;  Sherman,  50; 
Pierce,  28. 


418 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


B1ATUUH  BAlilAJl. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  coun 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  wi 
voted  as  indicated: 

ies.                         County. 

T 

L 

D 

H 

W 

8 

P 

Kane.  .  . 
—        La  Salle 

21 
6 
A 

a 

6 

8 

6 

'e 

3 

1 

0 

'2 

'2 

County. 

i. 

~. 

>- 

Lowden. 
Deneen. 

••%    \    | 

x  ^;* 

Pike  

g         Pulaski.  .  . 

1 

24 

1 

1 

1 

i 

1 

S3          Will  

3-(                                                 :  

en,    401^;    Deneen, 
r,   43;  Sherman,   51; 

BALLOT. 
Ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  following,   which 

Kane  

22 

e 

\ 

1 

(i 
1 

2 
6 

'e 

3 
1 

"i 

393J^;   Hamlin,'  121;'  Warne 
2        Pierce  27. 

SIYTV  FHITPTW 

LaSalle  

Peoria  .... 

17 

A 

4 

Pike 

7 

1 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth 

Richland  

1 
?, 

1 

1 

1 
1 

wards  and  districts,  except 
voted  as  indicated: 

Wahash  

Totals:  Yates,    484;    Lowden,    3981^;    Dem 
383H;   Hamlin,    113;   Warner,   42;   Sherman, 
Pierce,  28. 
SIXTY-FIRST  BALLOT. 
The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  couni 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   w! 
voted  as  indicated: 

en* 
53;                        County. 

t 

T. 
> 

Lowden. 

d 

Q 

Hamlin.  ! 

Warner.  1 

Sherman! 

fj 

s 

ies         Boone  

g 

4 

1 

lich       Cook  (4th  Com.  Dis.)  .  . 

6 
6 

8 

1 

DeKalb  

q 

Gallatin  

? 

2 

County. 

s 

# 

1 

-r 
3 
j 

| 

Hamlin. 

|  Warner. 

I  Sherman 

Jackson  

? 

6 

? 

<i,         Kane  

21 
6 
1 

3 
6 

3 
0 

fl 

3 
1 

1 

'2 

"2 

£         La  Salle  

jr         Massac  .  . 

Pike  

fi 

•> 

Pulaski  

1 
1 

24 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

'i 

21 
4 

3 

3 

•} 

Richland  

Massac  

1 

Wffl.  .  .'..... 

Menard  

1 

8 

en,    407'^;    Deneen, 
r,   39;   Sherman,   52; 

17 

ft 

4 

Totals:  Yates,    474;    Lowd 

Pike  

7 

'1 

385>£;   Hamlm,   116;   Warne 

Wabash  

?, 

1 

Pierce,  28. 

Totals:  Yates,  484;  Lowden,  398}^;  Deneen, 
384H;  Hamlin,  116;  Warner,  40;  Sherman,  51; 
Pierce,  28. 

SIXTY-SECOND  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

^ 

Lowdon.  | 

Deneen.  1 

:z 

£ 

Warner.  ) 
Sherman. 

Cook  (4th  Com.  Dis.  )  .  . 

fi 

8 

1 

DeKalb 

9 

6 

6 

] 

Jackson.  .  .                 

2 

f, 

ft 

Kane  

•'1 

3 

3 

3  . 

LaSalle  ..                 ... 

A 

0 

H 

A 

1    2 

Massac  

4 

1 

Richland.  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

..    1 

wm  

24 

1 

County. 

1 

Lowden.  | 

£ 

Hamlin.  | 

Warner. 

Shcnnar, 

Boone  

2 

4 

1  -- 

Cook  (4th  Com.  Dis.)  .  . 

A 

8 

1 

DeKalb  

n 

6 

Gallatin  

9 

9 

Jackson  

111 

Kane  

•'1 

a 

0 

3  .. 

LaSalle  

A 

A 

0 

e 

1    2 

3 

4 

I 

a 

1    1 

Massac  

i 

Pike  

6 

Richland  .  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

1  .. 

Totals:  Yates,  470;  Lowden,  404J^;  Deneen, 
391J^;  Hamlin,  116;  Warner,  40;  Sherman,  52; 
Pierce,  28. 

SIXTY-THIRD  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


Totals:  Yates,  473;  Lowden,  414!^;  Deneen, 
381H;  Hamlin,  117;  Warner,  37;  Sherman,  52; 
Pierce,  27. 

SIXTY-SIXTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

1 
£ 

1 

| 

_= 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

Cook  (4th  Com  Dis.) 

Q 

8 

1 

DeKalb  

(; 

8 

1  .. 

Gallatin 

•' 

2 

•> 

r, 

9 

Jersev.  .  .  . 

4 

c 

County. 

•j. 

— 

1 

a 

*-    £ 

£ 

b 

1 

£5 

Boone  

3 

4 

i  •• 

Cook  (4th  Com.  Dis.)  

6 

s 

i 

DeKalb  

i) 

6 

Gallatin 

2 

2 

in 

Kane  

•'l 

a 

3 

3  -• 

LaSalle... 

H 

6 

(i 

ii 

1    2 

PART  THREE: 


SIXTY-SIXTH  BALLOT— Cont'd. 


STATISTICAL. 

SIXTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 


419 


County. 

| 

Lowden. 

c 

I 

Warner. 

Sherman 

i 

S        .                 County. 

£ 

'(i 

1  Lowden. 

I 

- 

= 

1 

Sherman. 

L'  '      t 

IT 

4 

S 

8 

3 
1 

1 
1 

1 

2 

i 

Pike 

ii 

5 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

2 

1 

1 

Bond  

Totals  :  Yates,  474  ;  Lowden,  411  J^  ;  Deneen,  38- 
Hamlin,  119;  Warner,  36;  Sherman,  51;  Pierce,  2f 

SIXTY-SEVENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  count 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,  wl 
voted  as  indicated: 

\/.       Boone  

3 

.. 

1 

5 

6 

~ 

B 

les,       Cass                        

5 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Christian  

County. 

Y 

1. 

n 

H 

\V 

S 

Clark  
P         Clay.  

i\ 

Bond  

3 

2 

Clinton  
Coles                            

3 

6 

3 

3 

8 

2 

Cook' 

It 

1 

5 

T 

5 

1 

2 

1             1st  Ward 

Cook  (4th  Ward)             .    ... 

2d  Ward 

1 

12 
13 

7 
7 
5 

5 
5 
1 
1 

"ii 

4th  Com  Dis 

li 
ii 

8 

1 

3d  Ward 

DeKalb 

s 

1 

4th  Ward 

Gallatin                

2 

•' 

5th  WTard 

<> 

1 

6th  Ward 

1 

r, 

1 

7th  Ward 

11 

12 
1' 

4 

1 

8th  Ward 

21 

6 

4 

3 

4 

7 
1 

3 
3 
1 

'3 
6 

3 
1 

'i 

9th  Ward    

ft 

10th  Ward 

llth  Ward 

in 

12th  Ward  

9 
14 

2 
2 

I.': 

Pulaski 

1 

2 
9 

1 
9 

1 

3 

•».) 

13th  Ward 

St  Clair                              .    . 

3 

14th  Ward  

•^ 

15th  Ward 

r', 

Whiteside  

(i 

5 

8 

16th  Ward  

1 

! 

10 
9 

7 
11 

Totals:  Yates,    471;    Lowden,    408J^;-   Dem 
386}.^;  Hamlin,   118;  W7arner,  39;  Sherman, 
Pierce,  26. 
SIXTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  fifty-ninth  ballot  in  all  coum 
wards  and  districts,   except  the  following,   wl 
voted  as  indicated: 

17th  Ward  
*"•          18th  Ward  

5i  '•          19th  Ward 

20th  Ward      

6 

13 

4 

1 
14 

14 

21st  W-ird 

ies           22d  Ward 

lich          23d  Ward 

11 

24th  Ward  

10 

County. 

Y 

i. 

D 

H 

W 

s 

P            26th  Ward             

13 

27th  W-ird 

1 

II 
14 

Bond 

28th  Ward 

•^ 

a 

o 

29th  Ward      

6 

1 

5 

4 
1 

2 

2           30th  Ward                     

II 

Cook  (4th  Ward) 

31st  Ward 

I  1 

12th  Ward 

11 

32d  WTard 

17 

4th  Com  Dis 

d 
<=, 

S 

1 

33d  Ward 

11 
6 

4 
] 

7 

DeKalb 

s 

2 

34th  Ward 

Gallatin 

2 

35th  Wrard      

13 

q 

1 

2d  Com  Dis      .  -. 

1 

5 

1 

3d  Com  Dii 

j| 

4 

1 

4th  Com  Dis        .    .    . 

ft 

8 

•\ 

1 

21 

1 
ii 

ii 
4 

3 
1 
6 

4 
7 

1 

3 

1 
(i 
8 
1 

'l 
6 

3 

li 

3 
1 
2 
1 

1 

2 

1 

5th  Com  Dis 

14             6th  Com.  Dis  

s 

La  Salle 

i 

M  H 

DeKalb 

6 

i 

M 

DeWitt  

• 

Monroe 

•> 

j 

7 

Pulaski 

2 

1 
'. 

1 
B 

1 

DuPage  

1 

9 

q 

St  Clair 

'i 

3 

Edgar 

Vermilion  
Wabash 

2 

'> 

Edwards  

Q 

- 

i 

Fayette  

- 

White 

i 

1 

Ford 

5 

White°ide 

5 

5 

8 

i 

'fl 

r 

Woodford  

Fulton  

15 

Totals:  Yates,    464;    Lowden,    400'^;    Den 
370U:   Hamlin.    107:   Warner.   42:   Sherman. 

Gallatin  

•- 

' 

80:       Grundv.  .  . 

q 

Pierce,  38. 


420  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

SIXTY-NINTH  BALLOT-Cont'd.  SEVENTIETH  BALLOT. 


County. 

1 

- 

\  Lowden. 

Deneen. 

S, 

t 

§'  . 
County. 

3    fe 
-2  £ 

^ 
>(> 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

i 

— 

6 

2 
2 
2 

2 

5 
3 
6 

1 

1 

Bond 

4 

8 

i 

3 
9 

li 

3 

2 

2 

5 

1 
? 

6 

4 

5 

10 

Carroll 

i! 

\ 

5 
4 

1 

5 

3 

3 

3 

>\ 

Ph  '  t 

5 

Clark 

7 

Kane  

i 

28 

2 

Clay                             

r, 

5 

Kendall  

1 

1 
1 

4 

14 
11 
29 

"i 

1 

i 

'i 

} 

Coles 

2 

2 
14 

1         Cook: 
1st  Ward 

Lake  

La  Salle 

2d  Ward 

1 

12 
13 

7 
7 
6 

11 

5 
5 
1 
1 
20 
12 

4 

1 
12 

3d  Ward 

Lee  .   . 

4th  Ward 

Lfi 

5th  Ward 

5 

4 

6th  Ward 

15 

7th  Ward 

12 

8th  Ward 

1! 

6 

S 

8 

1 

5 

9th  Ward 

<) 

10th  Ward 

6 

llth  Ward. 

K 

5 

12th  Ward 

Q 

o 

4 

1 

13th  \VnrH 

14 

r 

'0  •  •           14th  Ward! 

r 

is 

....                 1Ath  WnrH 

rj 

McLean                     

>4 

16th  Ward 

1 
4 

n 

j 

2 

17th  WorH 

Mercer                      

8   .  .                18th  WnrH 

K 

? 

2 

19th  Ward 

q 

g 

20th  Ward 

6 

u 

1 

11 

21st  Ward 

4 

14 

Moultrie 

4 

22d  Ward 

14 

Ogle 

i; 

23d  Ward 

11 

Peoria 

17 

K 
r 

24th  Ward 

K 

Perry.                        .    ... 

25th  Ward 

as 

Piatt 

7 

26th  Ward 

r 

Pike.  .  . 

i 

. 

27th  Ward 

i 

Pope 

2 

i 

4 

1 

1 
1 

28th  Ward 

1 

Pulaski 

29th  Ward 

t 

- 

30th  Ward 

1 

Randolph 

S 

31st  Ward 

n 

14 

PUchlar.d               

^ 

3'd  Ward 

r 

Rock  Island       

2 

33d  Ward                    

11 

Saline 

6 

34th  Ward 

6 

i 

Sangamon      

"4 

35th  Ward 

l 

4 

Schuvler 

1 

1st  Com  Dis 

7 

Scott  .  .  . 

1 

2d  Com  Dis 

1H 

3'_ 

Shelbv. 

s 

3d  Com  Dis 

Stark 

4             4th  Com  Dis 

o 

• 

St.  Clair 

18 
15 

6 

i 

5th  Com  Dis 

A 

6th  Com  Dis 

^ 

Tazewell 

1 

t 

Union  . 

1 

Vermilion  

1! 
t 

i 

DeKalb  
DeWitt 

, 

K 

•_ 

Wahash 

( 

• 

fl 

DuPage 

II 

1 

Edgar 

c 

White                                    f 

1 

• 

Whiteside 

S 

5 
21 

1 

Will  

- 

q 

Ford 

Winnebago  8 
Woodforo  

"4 

12 
2 

Franklin  
Fulton  

: 

1; 

Totals:  Yates,    388;    Lowden,    573J^;    Den 
358K;    Hamlin,    87;    Warner,    28;    Sherman, 
Pierce,  23. 

Gallatin  
een.        Greene 

4 

'        Grundv 

c 

PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


421 


SEVENTIETH  BALLOT-Cont'd. 


County. 

j 

B 

-c 

1 

I 
£ 
1 

Hamlin. 

•~ 
-~ 

~~. 
f. 

a 

-5 
w 

S 

BALLOT. 

ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  following,   which 

5 

(1 

SEVENTY-FIRST 

i 

1 

4 

The  same  as  the  seventieth 

J7         wards  and  districts,  except 
voted  as  indicated: 

5 

s 

Id 

5 

1 

r. 

H 

i»  !  Lowden. 

Deneen. 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

i 
I 

Jefferson.            

1 

5 
4 

1 

9 

5 

4 

29 

1 

Alexander. 

•\ 

Kendall 

I 
i 
l 

4 

14 
11 
•>'l 

Bond  . 

5 

1 
1 

1 

\ 

1 

1         Champaign 

:< 

•i 

7 

5 
1 

s 

3 

3 

li 

3 

3 

Lake  

Coles  
DeKalb 

La  Salle 

-i 

1 
1" 

2 

,, 

St.  Clair 

•'1 

15 

•> 

7 

Logan  

ft 

4 

Whiteside  

ii 

5 

1' 

1 

Macon  

•> 

15 

Totals:     Yates,    380;   Lowden,   604  V£;   Deneen, 

6 

9 

s 

i 

347H;    Hamlin,    7<i;    Warner,    29;    Sherman,    41; 
Pierce,  24. 

ft 

)  BALLOT. 

ballot  in  all  counties, 
the  following,  which 

5 

4 

1 

HI 

18 

>4 

I 

? 

8 

2 
9 

2 

II 

SEVENTY-SECONI 

\ 

Ogle              

i:( 

The  same  as  the  seventieth 

17 

id 

i; 

wards  and  districts,   except 

voted  as  indicated: 

Platt  

7 

Pike 

5 

1! 

8 
1 
4 

i 

3 
'^ 

t.*.  |  Lowden. 

|  Deneen. 

=' 

1 

x 

|  Warner. 

|  Sherman. 

1 

C 

1 

i 
1 

? 

S 

4 

Rock  Island  

?!1 

8 

1 

Saline  

6 

Bond 

Sangamon  

>4 

3 
7 

5 
1 

8 

8 

A 

8 
| 

Schuyler  

4 

Coles 

Scott  

2 

1 

DeKalb 

- 

V 

Shelby  

8 

ii 

10 

1 

Stark  

•' 

•) 

St.  Clair  

I'd 
1? 

4 

2 

1 

1 

Stephenson  

St  Clair 

2-1 

Tazewell  

in 

j 

•) 

Union  

3 

3 
2 
3 

1 

1!) 
1 

I 

2 

Vermilion  

3 

7 

t 

Wabash  

f 

5 

2 

-9 

1 

Warren  

6 

Williamson  

Washington  

8 

h 

Totals:  Yates,    363;    Lowt 

len,    6141^;    Deneer, 
,    30;    Sherman,    40; 

White    

6 

1 

347H;    Hamlin,    83;    Warne 

Whiteside 

K 

Pierce,  24. 

Will  

?5 

' 

Winnebago  

8 

13 

Woodford.  

1 

Totals:  Yates,  381;  Lowden,  601^;  Deneen, 
351^;  Hamlin,  74;  Warner,  27;  Sherman,  43; 
Pierce,  24. 


422 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


SfcVEM  1-lH.ltW  BAlxUJl. 

*-    ^ 

c  a 

;  |  Warner. 
:  1  Sherman. 

1 

County. 

1! 

c  1 
0  W 

County. 

|||' 

-  cc  CH          Hamilton  

Adams  

20    , 

Hancock  

..  1 

Alexander  

1    ' 

2 

1 
2 
9    , 
5 

Bond  

17 

Boone  
Brown  
Bureau  
Calhoun  
Carroll  
Cass  

Iroquois  
•  •  •  •  A         Jackson  
•  •  •    •        Jasper  
Jefferson  
Jersey  
•  •  •  •  •         Jo  Daviess  

in 

Christian  
Clark  
Clay  
Clinton  
Coles  
Cook: 
1st  Ward  
2d  Ward  

14 

1     V 

...    6 

"  •  •  •  •         Johnson  
Kane  
Kankakee  1 
Kendall  
•  •  •  •  •          Knox  
3  •  •  •  •         Lake  
LaSalle  
Lawrence  

1    14 

1  11 

21 
12 

j 

1    1 

1 

3d  Ward  
4th  Ward  
5th  Ward  
6th  Ward  

i; 

i 

20  '.'.  '. 

Livingston  
Logan  
Macon  
Macoupin  

11 

...15 

4 

7th  Ward  . 
8th  Ward  
9th  Ward  
10th  Ward  

9 

12  ..  . 

Madison  
Marion  
Marshal!  
Mason  

6    13 
.      8 
6  ..  . 

12th  Ward  
13th  Ward  
14th  Ward  
15th  Ward  

i 
'.    14 

15  '.'. 
13  ..  . 

11  '.  '.  '. 
i  .'. 

14  ..  . 
14  ..  . 
11  ..  . 
10  ..  . 
22  ..  . 
13  ..  . 

Massac  
McDonough  
McHenry  
McLean.  2 

13 

10 

16th  Ward  
17th  Ward  
18th  Ward  
19th  Ward  
20th  Ward  
21st  Ward  
22d  Ward  
23d  Ward  
24th  Ward  
25th  Ward  
26th  Ward.:  

i 

'.    10 
.      9 
fi    13 

i 

Mercer  
Monroe  
Montgomery  
Morgan  
Moultrie  . 
Ogle  
Peoria  I 
Perry.  
Piatt  
Pike  
Pope  

1      3 
1  ... 

13 

1    10 
6 

1 

L 

1    1 

8 
7  .  . 

28th  Ward  
29th  Ward  
30th  Ward  
31st  Ward  
32d  Ward  
33d  Ward  
34th  Ward  
35th  Ward  
1st  Com.  Dis  
2d  Com.  Dis  
3d  Com.  Dis  
4th  Com.  Dis  

A 

.    11 
.      6 
.      6 

.'      fi 

14    .  . 
6  ..  . 
11  ..  . 
14  ..  . 
17  ..  . 
4  ..  . 
1  ..  , 
4  ..  . 
7  ..  . 

7  .. 
8    1 

•  •  •    •         Pulaski  
Putnam  
Randolph  
Richland  
•  r  •  r  •          Rock  Island  . 
•  •  •  •         Saline  ;  
•  •  •  •         Sangamon  2 
•  •  •  •         Schuyler  
•  •  •  •         Scott  
•  •  •  •         Shelby  
•  •  •  •         Stark  
•  •  •  •         St.  Clair  

4 

4 

6 
I 
I 

I      1 

24 

12 

..    1 
..    8 

4 

5th  Com.  Dis  
6th  Com.  Dis  
Crawford  
Cumberland  
DeKalb  

1 

5 

i     9 

4  ... 
8  ..  . 

•  •  •  •         Tazewell  1( 
•  •  •  •         Union  i 
•  •  •  •         Vermilion  I 
••  ••         Wabash  ] 

) 
>     2 
i    19 
2 

..    3 

fj 

DeWitt  
Douglas  
DuPage  

10 

7  . 

•  •  •  •          Washington.  
•  •  •  •         Wayne  't 

fi 

i  " 

Edgar  
Edwards  
Effingham  
Fayette  

9 
} 
5  ... 

r  , 

..    1 

•  •  ••         Whiteside  t 
••  ••         Will  
•  •  •  •         Williamson  

5 

9 

1  .. 

19 

Ford  
Franklin  
Fulton  

i  .  .  . 

5  ..  2 

•  •  •  •          Woodford  6  

....             Totals:     Yates,   362;   Lowden,   631J^;   Deneen, 
....          345V£;    Hamlin,    70;    Warner,    29;    Sherman,    40; 
....          Pierce,  24. 

Gallatin  

4 

Greene  

Grundv.  .  . 

I 

PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


423 


SEVENTY-SIXTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventy-third  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


SEVENTY-FOURTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventy-third  ballot  in  all  counties,                         County, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 

^i 

Lowden.  | 

t 
| 

Hamlin. 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

County. 

i 

| 
>* 

Lowden. 

|  Deneen. 

_ 
E 

£ 

- 

Sherman.  | 

1 

8 

6 

7 

ft 

1 

DeKalb               

«         Kane  

1 
3 
6 

28 
14 

8 

1 
3 
1 

fi 

4 

•> 

5 

Monroe  

? 

?, 

Cumberland  

8 

?, 

Peoria  

17 

8 

i 

..    1 

DeKa'b 

7 

8 

PulaskL 

3 

•> 

7 

1 

1 

St.  Clair  ...            

17 
1 

4 

3 
1 

A 

q 

5 

Union  

fl 

9 

? 

Wabash 

1 

Pulaski 

5 

Washington  

ft 

Vermilion  

? 

20 

3 

Wayne  

8 

Wabash               

•' 

1 

White  

5 

fl 

Wavne  

s 

Williamson  

8 

5 

1 

Totals:  Yates,    369;    Lowden,    620^;    Deneen,        'v<Kml"ru  ^-^- 

345V£;    Hamlin,    74;    Warner,    28;    Sherman,    41; 
Pierce,  24. 


Totals:  Yates,  3S(i;  Lowden,  581'-£;  Deneen, 
364J£;  Hamlin,  78;  Warner,  27;  Sherman,  43; 
Pierce,  22. 


SEVENTY-FIFTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventy-third  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


SEVENTY-SEVENTH  BALLOT. 

The  same  as  the  seventy-third  ballot  in  all  counties, 
wards  and  districts,  except  the  following,  which 
voted  as  indicated: 


County. 

, 

•'- 

Lowden. 

a 

H 

Hamlin. 

• 

!  Sherman. 

i 

County. 

Z 

I 
-, 
> 

Lowden. 

Deneen. 

:=' 

£ 

Warner. 

Sherman. 

5 

2 

3 

£ 

i 

4 

1 

2        Bond.  .             .          ... 

3 

a 

Bureau  

l 
•\ 

ti 

ti 

DeKalb 

8 

7 

Coles. 

ii 

3  .. 

Gallatin  

1 

3 

Cook  (12th  Ward).  .. 

1 

<i 

1 

Johnson  

3 

I 
3 
(i 

2 

2S 
14 
8 

'i 

3 
1 

DeKalb  
Gallatin  

s 
•' 

7 
•' 

*5 

Johnson  
Kane  

5 
1 

4 
i) 
.) 

2S 
8 
8 
1 

'i 

4 
1 

4 

1 

5 

..    1 

9 

9 

Madison  

Pulaski 

3 

2 

St.  Clair  

99     9 

Menard  

..    4 

-\ 

20 

? 

? 

? 

Wabash  

z 

1 

Peoria  

17 

A 

? 

2  .. 

8 

Pulaski  

ft 

g 

White 

5 

2 

St  Clair  . 

17 
1 

4 

3 

q 

Union  

? 

1  .. 

Woodford  

3    3 

Vermilion  

25 

Totals:  Yates,   373;      Lowden.   SOO1^;   Den 
355K;    Hamlin,    81;    Warner,    28;    Sherman, 
Pierce,  23. 

Wabash  
?en,        Washington.  .  . 

3 

A 

42  •'       White 

7 

«( 

Woodford  

3 

3 

Totals:  Yates,  399;  Lowden,  537}^;  Deneen 
364H;  Hamlin,  104;  Warner,  28;  Sherman,  45; 
Pierce,  24. 


424 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


SEVENTY-EIGHTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

I 
- 

•T 

J; 
? 

i 

1 

I  Hamlin. 

^ 

f 

c 

Yi 

Adams 

4 

Bond                                        3 

. 

. 

t 

o 

] 

( 

I 

1 

0 

Carroll 

I 

j 

{ 

^ 

; 

3 

1 

Clark 

•» 

Clay                              

6 

I 

Coles 

j 

1 

. 

Cook: 
1st  Ward                   

14 

2d  Ward                               1 

I! 

3d  Ward                      

18 

4th  Ward 

5th  Ward                 

' 

6th  Ward  

6 

2 

7th  Ward 

11 

1 

8th  Ward 

1 

9th  Ward 

q 

10th  Ward      

llth  Ward                      ..  :-- 

U 

12th  Ward      

1 

9 

14 

13th  Ward 

14th  Ward      

1 

15th  Ward 

l 

16th  Ward 

1 

4 

U 

li 

17th  Ward 

18th  Ward             

19th  Ward  

q 

20th  Ward  

A 

18 

1 

21st  Ward  

4 

14 
14 

22d  Ward  

23d  Ward    

11 

24th  Ward  

10 

25th  Ward      

?? 

26th  Ward  

18 

27th  Ward             

1 

11 

14 

28th  Ward... 

29th  Ward                 

6 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward  . 

? 

M 

32d  Ward  

IT 

33d  Ward  .  .  , 

11 
6 
6 
2 

iji 

2 
6 

4 
1 

4 
7 
8H 

8 

4 

34th  Ward  

35th  Ward  

1st  Com.  Dis  

2d  Com.  Dis  
3d  Com.  Dis  

4th  Com.  Dis  

] 

5th  Com.  Dis  

6th  Com.  Dis  

S 

Crawford  

6 

Cumberland  

5 

DeKalb  

8 

7 

'7 

DeWitt  

Douglas  

7 

DuPage  

10 

Edgar  

9 

Edwards  

•\ 

1 
2 

Effingham  

5 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  

5 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

H 

Gallatin  

4 

Greene  

^ 

Grundy.  .  . 

9 

County. 

t 

K- 

Lowden. 

B 

1 

= 

n 
= 

Warner. 
Sherman, 

- 

.      10 

1 

1 

..    4 

5 

8 

II 

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• 

4 

( 

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2 

1 

2b 

1 

14 

1 

4 

j 

b 

5 

1 

1 

1 

11 

1 

La  Salle 

2! 

. 

1 

li 

I  i   inffston 

if 

1         ° 

5 

4 

MA  on 

if 

vr                   j 

12 

6 

s 

1 

5 

f 

Mn     h    11 

h 

4 

i 

MrUonouffh 

.  .  10 

M  H 

13 

24 

.    4 

8 

2 

? 

i 

11 

Mo  It  ' 

4 

Ogle 

ia 

Peoria       

17 

b 

2 

..    2 

Perry 

(i 

Piatt 

7  .. 

Pike 

5 

8 

Pope 

2 

1 

1 

1 

Pulaski  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

8 

4 

?1 

li 

>4 

4 

Scott 

f, 

1 

Shelby 

8 

Stark 

St  Chir 

17 

4 

3 

12 

10 

2 

1 

1 

2 

53 

Wabash 

3 

8 

..    6 

6 

8 

White 

i, 

1 

Whiteside 

g 

5 

1 

Will  .             

?!5 

q 

8 

V 

Woodford  

a 

3 

Totals:  Yates,  405;  Lowden,  532^;  Deneen, 
365J-6;  Hamlin,  102;  Warner,  28;  Sherman,  45; 
Pierce,  24. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


425 


SEVENTY-NINTH  BALLOT. 


County. 

1 

Lowden.  | 

Deneen. 

^ 
to 

Warner. 
Sherman. 

Adams.  . 

1 

19 

Alexander 

4 
5 

8 

3 
1 

Bond  

Boone.  .  . 

Brown  .... 

? 

Bureau  .  .  . 

6 

8 
? 

Calhoun  

Carroll  ... 

q 

Cass  

5 

Champaign  

m 

si-, 
9 

Christian  

Clark.  

7 

Clay  

o 

Clinton  

A 

Coles  

o. 

3  .. 

Cook: 
1st  Ward  

14 

2d  Ward.  .  . 

12 
13 
7 
7 
6 
11 

6 

i 

2(1 
12 
1" 

3d  Ward 

4th  Ward... 

5th  Ward  

6th  Ward  

7th  Ward 

8th  Ward  

9th  Ward 

9 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward  

in 

12th  Ward    

9 
13 

2 
3 
US 

13th  Ward  

14th  Ward    

15th  Ward  

13 

16th  Ward  

1 
4 

in 

7 

11 

17th  Ward  

18th  Ward        

19th  Ward  

9 

20th  Ward      ... 

14 
3 

6 
W 

14 

21st  Ward     

22d  Ward  

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward 

1(1 

25th  Ward  

•'" 

26th  Ward  

13 

27th  Ward  

12 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward  

A 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward     

2 

14 
17 

32d  Ward  .  .  . 

33d  Ward.  

11 

•i 
(i 
2 
I', 
•2 
9 

4 
1 
4 
7 

m 

7 
9 

4 

34th  Ward... 

35th  Ward  

1st  Com.  Dis  

2d  Com.  Dis  

3d  Com.  Dis  

4th  Com.  Dis  

5th  Com.  Dis  

6th  Com.  Dis  

8 

Crawford  

6 

Cumberland  

5 

DeKalb.  .  . 

w 

DeWitt  

7  .. 

Douglas  

7 

DuPage  

in 

Edgar  

q 

Edwards  

4 

Efnngham  

5 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  

7 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

l"> 

Gallatin        ... 

2 

,    3 
R 

Greene  .  .  . 

County. 

1 

iB 

i 

— 

! 

3 

P 

-, 

1 

(i 
ft 

|  Hamlin. 

•~ 
=. 

^ 

|  Sherman. 

£. 

Hamilton  

Hancock  

in 

Hardin  

3 

Henderson    

4 

6 

11 
L3 

Iroquois  

Jackson  

id 

Jasper  

5 

Jefferson  

7 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

9 

Johnson  

ft 

Kane  

28 

14 

'2 

Kankakee  

Kendall  

4 
8 

11 
29 

1 

17 
2 

Knox  

Lake  .... 

LaSalle  

Lawrence  

1 
Ifl 

4 

Lee  

Livingston  

VA 

7,', 
i 

Logan  

4 

Macon  

15 

Macoupin.  .  :  

12 

Madison  

0 

8 

11 

Marion  

Marshall  

6 

Mason  

ft 

Massac  

2 

3 
in 

McDonough  

McHenry  

is 

McLean  

•>4 

Menard  

4 

Mercer  

8 

' 

Monroe  

2 

2 

fl 

Montgomery  

Morgan  

11 

Moultrie.  .  .  . 

4 

Ogle  

n 

Peoria  

7 
(i 

20 

Perry  

Piatt  

7 

Pike  

8 

Pope  

5 

Pulaski  

ft 

Putnam  

9 

Randolph  

8 

Richland  

4 

Rock  Island  

21 

Saline  

0 

Sangamon  .  .  . 

2-1 

Schuyler  

4 

Scott  

3 

Shelby.  .  . 

8 

Stark  

2 

2 

•'4 

St.  Clair  

Stephenson  

IB 

Tazewell  

in 

\ 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  

25 

Wabash  

q 

Warren  

9 

Washington  

6 

Wavne  .  . 

8 

White  

7 

Whiteside.  .  . 

14 

Will  

26 

Williamson  

9 

Winnebago  

•>() 

Woodford.    

8 

Totals:  Yates,    1; 
957^;  Warner.  21. 


Lowden,    522^;      Deneen, 


426 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


BALLOT  FOR  LIEUTEXAXT-GOVERXOR. 


\ 

Counties. 

1 
o5 

JS 

i 

Conzelman. 

20 
4 
3 

3 

1 
8 

Bond  

1 

2 
14 
2 
9 
5 
8H 

Carroll 

Cass 

&1A 

9 
7 
6 
4 
8 

Clark 

Clay 

1 
4 

14 
12 
4 

7 
7 
4 
11 

Cook  (516): 
1st  Ward 

2d  Ward  

6 
14 
1 
1 
22 
12 
12 

3d  Ward 

4th  Ward.     .    . 

5th  Ward  

6th  Ward.         .    .     . 

7th  Ward  

8th  Ward 

9th  Ward 

9 
7 
10 
9 
12 

10th  Ward 

llth  Ward 

12th  Ward 

2 
4 
15 
13 
7 
11 
10 
9 
20 
18 
14 
11 
10 
22 
13 
12 
14 
6 
11 
14 
17 
15 
1 
3 
9 
5 
7 
9 
4 
8 
5 
5 
10 

13th  Ward  

14th  Ward 

15th  Ward 

16th  Ward  • 

1 
4 

17th  Ward  

18th  Ward 

19th  Ward 

20th  Ward 

21st  Ward 

22d  Ward 

23d  Ward 

24th  Ward 

25th  Ward 

26th  Ward 

27th  Ward 

28th  Ward 

29th  Ward 

30th  Ward 

31st  Ward. 

2 

32d  Ward 

33d  Ward 

34th  Ward  

6 

7 

35th  Ward 

2dCom  Dist 

3d  Com.  Dist.  .  . 

2 
6 

4th  Com  Dist 

6th  Com  Dist 

1 

DeKalb  

5 

DeWitt 

7 
10 
V/$ 
3 
5 
7 

4H 
1 

Ford 

7 

5 
15 
4 
5 

Fulton 

Gallatin 

Greene.  .  . 

Counties. 

Sherman. 

.s 

cc 

Conzelman. 

Orundv.  .  .  . 

2 

Hamilton 

5 

Hancock  

10 

Hardin  

2 

Henderson  

4 

Henry  

17 

Iroquois  

6>£ 

6% 

Jackson  

5 

5 

Jasper  

5 

Jefferson  

7 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

9 

Johnson  

5 

Kane  

2 

28 

Kankakee  

14 

Kendall  

Knox  

14 

6 

Lake  

2 

11 

LaSalle  

14 

15 

Lawrence  

5 

Lee  

12 

Livingston  

15 

Logan  

4 

5 

Macon  

15 

Macoupin  

12 

Madison  

20 

Marion  . 

6 

2 

Marshall  

6 

Mason  

5 

Massac  

5 

McDonough  

10 

McHenry  

13 

McLean  

4 

20 

Menard  

4 

Mercer  

8 

Monroe  

1 

3 

Montgomery  

8 

1 

Morgan  .    . 

10 

1 

Moultrie  

4 

Ogle  

13 

Peoria  

17 

10 

Perry  

6 

Piatt  

7 

Pike  

8 

Pope  

5 

Pulaski  

3 

2 

Putnam  ...    . 

2 

Randolph  

8 

Richland. 

2 

2 

Rock  Island  

21 

Saline  

6 

Sangamon  

24 

Schuyler  

4 

Scott  

3 

Shelby.  

8 

Stark  

4 

St.  Clair  .  . 

22 

2 

Stephenson  

12 

Tazewell  

10 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  ...... 

25 

Wabash  

3 

Warren  

9 

Washington  

6 

Wayne  

8 

White  

5 

2 

Whiteside.  .  .  . 

9 

5 

Will  

1 

24 

AVilliamson  

9 

Winnebago  

20 

Woodford.  

6 

Totals:    Sherman,  1076,'^;    Smith,  4243^;    Con- 
zelman,  1. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


427 


BALLOT  FOR  SECRETARY  OF  STATE. 


Counties. 

c§ 

I 

Williamson. 

| 

20 

7 

Bond.  . 

1 

3 

1 

2 

6 

Brown. 

2 

Bureau  

8 

1 

5 

Calhoun  . 

2 

Carroll 

9 

Cass  ... 

3 

2 

5 

5 

5 

2 

Christian  

2 

5 

2 

Clark.  .  . 

7 

Clay  

3 

3 

Clinton  .... 

3 

2 

Coles 

8 

4 

Cook  (516): 
1st  Ward 

14 

2d  Ward  

5 

13 

3d  Ward 

4 

13 

1 

4th  Ward  

1 

7 

5th  Ward 

4 

4 

6th  Ward  

23 

3 

7th  Ward 

12 

11 

8th  Ward  

12 

9th  Ward    . 

9 

10th  Ward  

7 

llth  Ward    . 

5 

5 

12th  Ward  

5 

6 

13th  Ward  

4 

12 

14th  Ward 

15 

15th  Ward  

13 

16th  Ward  

8 

17th  Ward  

11 

4 

18th  Ward  

5 

5 

19th  Ward  

9 

20th  Ward 

6 

14 

21st  Ward  

10 

8 

22d  Ward 

14 

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward 

10 

25th  Ward  

22 

26th  W'ard 

13 

27th  Ward  

12 

28th  Ward  

14 

29th  Ward 

6 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward  

14 

2 

32d  Ward  

17 

33d  Ward 

15 

34th  Ward  

1 

6 

35th  Ward 

10 

1st  Com.  Dist  

6 

3 

2dCom  Dist 

5 

3d  Com.  Dist  

7 

2 

4th  Com.  Dist  

8 

5 

2 

5th  Com.  Dist  

4 

6th  Com.  Dist  

8 

Crawford  

5 

1 

5 

DeKalb  

15 

DeWitt  

1 

6 

7 

DuPage  

2 

8 

9 

Edwards  

4 

5 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  

7 

5 

Fulton  '.  . 

is 

(lallatin 

4 

Greene  .  .  . 

5 

Counties. 

K 

d 

| 
SB 

Williamson. 

g 
G 

Orundy  

6 

3 

Hamilton  

1 

4 

Hancock.  . 

10 

2 

4 

2 

15 

Iroquois  . 

4 

4 

5 



Jackson  

10 

Jasper  .... 

5 

Jefferson  

7 

Jersey  

4 

Jo  Daviess  

8 

1 

Johnson  .  . 

5 

Kane  

2 

20 

2 

Kankakee  

5 

5 

4 

Kendall  

2 

2 

1 

Knox  

20 

Lake  

5 

5 

3 

LaSalle... 

10 

10 

9 

5 

Lee  

(i 

6 

Livingston  

10 

5 

Logan  

2 

7 

Macon  

15 

Macoupin  

12 

Madison  

9 

11 

Marion  

8 

Marshall  

6 

Mason.  

5 

Massac  

5 

MeDonough  

5 

McHenry  

13 

McLean  

20 

2 

2 

Menard  

4 

Mercer  

8 

Monroe  

1 

3 

Montgomery  .  .  . 

9 

Morgan  

10 

1 

Moultrie  .  . 

4 

Ogle. 

7 

6 

Peoria  

14 

10 

3 

Perry. 

(i 

Piatt.  .  . 

5 

2 

Pike  

8 

Pope  

Pulaski 

5 

Putnam.  .  . 

2 

Randolph  

8 

Richland. 

2 

2 

Rock  Island  

21 

Saline  .... 

6 

Sangamon  

24 

Schuvler  . 

4 

Scott  

3 

Shelby  

8 

Stark  

4 

St.  Clair  

12 

6 

Stephenson  

12 

Tazewell  

10 

Union  

4 

Vermilion  

25 

Wabash  

3 

Warren  

2 

1 

6 

Washington  

'     6 

WTavne  

8 

White  

7 

Whiteside  

6 

2 

6 

Will  

25 

Williamson  

9 

20 

Woodford  

6 

Totals:  Rose,  844;  Hogan,  497;  Williamson,  159; 
Cisne,  2. 


428 


THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


BALLOT  FOR  ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 


Counties. 

1 

CO 

Chiperficld. 

20 

6 

1 

Bond 

5 

Boone           

8 

2 

13 

1 

2 

Carroll.  ...             

9 

5 

Champaign.               

8>6 

8H 

9 

Clark.  .  . 

5 

2 

Clay.                                 .     ... 

6 

Clinton  ...    .             

5 

Coles. 

12 

Cook  (516): 
1st  Ward                              

14 

2d  Ward  ....             

9 

9 

3d  Ward 

17 

1 

4th  Ward  

7 

1 

5th  Ward...                   

3 

5 

6th  Ward  . 

8 

17 

7th  Ward... 

11 

12 

8th  Ward. 

6 

6 

9th  Ward  

9 

10th  Ward 

7 

llth  Ward  

10 

12th  Ward 

8 

3 

13th  Ward  

16 

14th  Ward... 

10 

15th  Ward 

8 

5 

16th  Ward  

3 

5 

17th  Ward    .              

11 

4 

18th  Ward  

10 

19th  Ward 

9 

20th  Ward  

14 

6 

21st  Ward 

12 

6 

22d  Ward  

3 

11 

23d  Ward  

11 

24th  Ward.               

10 

25th  Ward... 

22 

26th  Ward                 

13 

27th  Ward  

3 

9 

28th  Ward                      

14 

29th  Ward...           ».  . 

6 

30th  Ward  

11 

31st  Ward...             

2 

14 

32d  Ward  ...                 

17 

33d  Ward  ...             

11 

4 

34th  Ward... 

6 

1 

35th  Ward.                         

5 

5 

1st  Com.  Dist  

3 

6 

2d  Com.  Dist                       

5 

3d  Com.  Dist  

2 

7 

4th  Com.  Dist  

8 

7 

5th  Com.  Dist    .          

1 

3 

6th  Com.  Dist  

8 

Crawford  

6 

Cumberland  

5 

DeKalb.  .  .                  

15 

DeWitt  

7 

Douglas  .                     

7 

DuPage  

10 

Edgar    .                        

9 

Edwards  

4 

5 

Fayette  

7 

Ford  .     . 

7 

Franklin  

5 

Fulton  

15 

Gallatin  

3 

1 

Greene  

5 

Grundv.  .  . 

9 

Kane 

Rank 

Kend 

Knox 

Lake 

Lai 

Lav 

Lee 

Livi 

Log 

Mac 

Mac 

Mac 

Mai 

Mai 

Mas 

Mas 

Mel 

Mel 

Mel 

Mer 

Mer 

Moi 

Moi 

Moi 

Moi 

Ogle. 

Peori 

Perry. 

Piatt. 

Pike. 

Pope 

Pula; 

Putn 

Rani 

Rich 

Rocl 

Salin 

Sang 

Schu 

Scott 


Will 


Counties. 

ra 

Clliperfiold. 

nilton  

5 

10 

din  

2 

4 

ry  

12 

5 

10 

3 

ison  

10 

6 

1 

4 

9 

5 

ie  

28 

2 

10 

4 

idall  

5 

17 

3 

e  

11 

2 

3aUe        

29 

rrence  

12 

15 

4 

15 

12 

n 

8 

•shall  

(i 

2 

3 

5 

n 

_,ean  

12 

12 

2 

2 

cer  

8 

3 

1 

9 

1 

10 

4 

13 

12 

15 

ry  

6 

tt  

3 

4 

B  

5 

3 

ie  

5 

aski  

5 

2 

idolph         

8 

4 

21 

ne  

6 

gamon  

24 

uyler  

4 

tt  ... 

3 

Iby  

4 

4 

rk 

4 

Clair     

24 

ahenson  

12 

ewell  

10 

on  

3 

1 

22 

3 

bash  

3 

rren  

3 

6 

shington  

6 

8 

ite  

7 

iteside  

7 

1 

25 

5 

4 

20 

odford.  .  . 

6 

The  vote  as  announced  from  the  platform  was : 
Stead,  902,^;  Chiperfield,  599  >£  Corrected  foot- 
ings give  Stead  892K;  Chiperfield,  6083^,  one 
delegate  not  voting. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL. 


429 


BALLOT  FOR  STATE  TREASURER. 

3 

1 

•i 

i 
M 

Counties. 

Adams  
Alexander  
Bond  
Boone  
Brown  
Bureau  
Calhoun  
Carroll  -.  
Cass  
Champaign  
Christian  
Clark  
Clay.  
Clinton  
Coles  
Cook  (516)  : 
1st  Ward  
2d  Ward  
3d  Ward  
4th  Ward  
5th  Ward  
6th  Ward  
7th  Ward  
8th  Ward  
9th  Ward  
10th  Ward  
llth  Ward  
12th  Ward  
13th  Ward  
14th  Ward  
15th  Ward  
16th  Ward  
17th  Ward  
18th  Ward  

d 

1 

20 
4 
5 
8 
2 
14 
2 
9 
5 
12 
9 
7 
5 

9 

14 
18 
16 
8 
8 
24 
13 
12 
9 
7 
10 
9 
14 
15 
13 
8 
15 
10 

Counties. 

4 



Grundy  
Hamilton  
•  '  o  '  '  '        Hancock  
Hardin  
Henderson  
Henry  
Iroquoia  
Jackson  
Jasper  
Jefferson  
•  •  •  K             Jersey  
Jo  Daviess  
Johnson  
•  •  '  j  '           Kane  
Kankakee  
5             Kendall  
Knox  
Lake  
LaSalle  
'••«'"        Lawrence  
Lee  
Livingston  
••  V           Logan  
,«             Macon.  
Macoupin  
Madison  
Marion  
Marshall  
'  "  "o"  '        Mason  
7)             Massac  
McDonough  
McHenry  
McLean  
Menard  
Mercer  
Monroe  

9 
5 
10 
2 
4 
12 
13 

5 
...„. 

9 
4 
30 
14 
5 
15 
13 
20 

8 
9 
15 
12 

7 

6 
5 

li 

13 
20 
4 

8 
4 

5 
10 

7 

1 

5 

9 
5 
12 

7 

13 

8 

4 

19th  Ward  
20th  Ward  
21st  Ward  
22d  Ward  
23d  Ward  
24th  Ward  
25th  Ward  
26th  Ward  
27th  Ward  
28th  Ward  
29th  Ward  
30th  Ward  
31st  Ward  
32d  Ward  
33d  Ward  
34th  Ward  
35th  Ward  
1st  Com.  Dist  
2d  Com.  Dist  
3d  Com.  Dist  
4th  Com.  Dist  
5th  Com.  Dist  
6th  Com.  Dist  
Crawford  
Cumberland  
DeKalb  
DeWitt  
Douglas  
DuPage  
Edgar  
Edwards  
Effingham  
Fayette  
Ford  
Franklin  
Fulton  
Gallatin  

20 
18 
14 
11 
10 
22 
13 
12 
14 
6 
11 
16 
17 
13 
7 
10 
9 
5 
7 
15 
4 
8 

5 
12 
7 
7 
5 
9 

5 

5 
15 

Montgomery  
Morgan  
Moultrie  
Ogle  
Peoria  
Perry  
Piatt  
Pike  
Pope  
Pulaski  
Putnam  
Randolph  
Richland  
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Saline  
Sangamon  
Schuyler  
Scott  
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Stark  
St.  Clair  
Stephenson  
•  •••••••        Tazewell  
Union  
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Wabash  
Warren  
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Wavne  
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Whiteside  
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Winnebago  
Woodford  

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16 

6 
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430 


BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 


BALLOT    FOR   TRUSTEES   OF   THE    UNI- 
VERSITY OF  ILLINOIS. 
Three  to  be  Nominated. 


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Springer,  1 

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10 

10 

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14 

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4    5 

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7 

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Coles  

12 

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33d  Ward  
34th  Ward  

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17 
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5th  Com.  Dist  

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4 

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8 

8 

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4 

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5  .. 

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Fayette  

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Jasper  

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Jefferson  

7 

7 

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4 

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4 

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3 

3 

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15 

14 

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8 

8 

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ii 

*Ninth  Ward  cast  nine  (9)  votes  for  Banks. 

tSixteenth  Ward,  Cook  County,  four  (4)  votes 
not  recorded. 

Totals:  Busey,  1,064;  Llewellyn,  lofi;  Springer. 
358;  Eckley,  196;  Davison.  941;  Abbott,  754: 
Ebert,  472;  Hatch,  562;  Banks,  9. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL.  431 

VOTE  ON  MOTION  TO  TABLE  THE  JONES  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  FOR 

SUBMISSION  OF  GUBERNATORIAL  CONTEST  TO  A  GENERAL 

REPUBLICAN   PRIMARY. 

The  following  counties  voted  solidly  against  the  motion  to  table  (thus  voting  for 
the  resolution)  :  Adams,  Brown,  Calhoun,  Carroll,  Cass,  Clark,  Clay,  Crawford,  Cum- 
berland. DeKalb,  Edwards,  Effingham,  Fayette,  Franklin,  Fulton,  Greene,  Grundy, 
Hamilton,  Jasper,  Kankakee,  Macoupin,  Marshall,  Mason,  McLean,  Monroe,  Mont- 
gomery, Morgan,  Randolph,  Sangamon,  Schuyler,  Stephenson,  Tazewell,  Union, 
Wabash. 

The  following  counties  and  wards  were  divided  as  indicated  —  the  yeas  (to 
table)  being  given  first,  and  the  nays  second:  Alexander,  yeas  4,  nays  3;  Bond, 
i — 4;  Bureau,  12 —  2;  Coles,  9 —  3;  Second  Ward,  17 —  i;  Third  Ward,  17  —  i; 
Twelfth  Ward,  10 — i;  Twentieth  Ward,  14  —  6;  Jefferson,  6 — i;  Jo  Daviess, 
2  —  9;  Kane,  26  —  4;  Kendall,  4 — i;  Knox,  17  —  3;  Lake,  12  —  i;  Lawrence, 
i  —  4;  Logan,  7  —  2;  Madison,  14  —  6;  Massac,  i — 4;  McHenry,  12 — i;  Peoria, 
10 — 17;  Pike,  3 — -5;  Pope,  3  —  2;  Saline,  5  —  i;  Scott,  i — 2;  Vermilion, 
23  —  2;  Warren,  6  —  3;  Wayne,  i  —  7;  White,  2  —  5;  Whiteside,  7  —  7;  Will- 
iamson, 4  —  5;  Winnebago,  11—9. 

All   other   counties  voted   solidly   to   table. 

Totals:     Yeas,   1,095;     nays,  407. 

THE   PLATFORM. 

[Adopted  by  the  State  Convention,  May  13.] 

The  Republicans  of  Illinois,  in  convention  assembled,  and  in  the  presence  of 
the  great  achievements  of  the  party  as  written  in  the  progress  and  prosperity  of 
the  nation  under  Republican  administration,  pledge  themselves  anew  to  the  principles 
of  the  party  as  expressed  in  the  national  platform  of  1900. 

We  view  with  satisfaction  the  fulfillment  of  Republican  pledges,  and  the  proofs  of 
Republican  fidelity  to  its  mission  as  exemplified  in  the  maintenance  of  a  protective 
tariff  under  which  American  industries  have  expanded  so  marvelpusly;  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  measures  calculated  to  prevent  encroachments  on  individual  rights  by 
trusts  and  monopolies;  in  the  upholding  and  strengthening  of  legislation  in  the 
interest  of  honesty  and  efficiency  in  the  public  service;  in  the  recognition  of  the 
equal  rights  of  citizenship;  in  the  promotion  of  domestic  and  foreign  trade;  in  the 
advancement  of  the  cause  of  labor  through  the  creation  of  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce and  Labor;  in  the  extension  of  the  rural  free  delivery  system;  in  the 
repeal  of  the  war  taxes;  in  the  scrupulous  observance  of  our  obligations  in  with- 
drawing our  authority  and  troops  from  Cuba,  and  securing  to  its  people  political 
independence  under  a  Republican  form  of  government;  in  the  eminently  satisfactory 
reciprocity  treaty  with  Cuba;  in  the  sense  of  weighty  obligation,  and  in  the  broad- 
minded  statesmanship  attending  the  solution  of  the  problem  of  the  government  of 
the  Philippine  Islands;  in  the  nation's  policy  for  the  construction  of  the  Isthmian 
canal  and  in  the  prompt  recognition  of  the  Republic  of  Panama,  as  a  measure  of 
justice  to  the  people  of  the  new  republic,  and  as  a  means  indispensable  to  the  success 
of  the  great  project;  in  the  wisdom  and  strength  which  have  distinguished  our 
foreign  policy  with  its  signal  triumphs  for  the  "  open  door."  ^ 

MONEY. 

And  we  desire  especially  to  give  full  credit  to  the  money  policy  of  our  national 
administration  in  assisting  in  bringing  about  our  present  unexampled  prosperity;  and 
we  again  pledge  the  party  to  the  maintenance  of  the  gold  standard  and  to  financial 
legislation  that  will  secure  equal  justice  to  all. 

TARIFF. 

We  reaffirm  our  loyalty  to  the  protective  tariff  policy  which  has  advanced  the 
United  States  to  the  position  of  the  foremost  industrial  nation,  astonished  the  world 
with  the  wonderful  development  of  our  boundless  resources,  increased  our  foreign 
commerce,  invited  the  investment  of  capital  and  enhanced  the  prosperity  of  the 
farmer  and  the  laborer.  The  prospect  of  a  general  revision  of  the  tariff  by  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  whose  leaders  in  Congress  are  free  traders',  as  their  records  show, 
would  close  the  factories  and  workshops,  throw  labor  out  of  employment,  reduce 
the  prices  of  the  products  of  the  farm,  bring  on  general  distress  and  paralyze  the 
industries  of  the  nation. 

NAVY. 

We  favor  such  appropriations  by  Congress  as  shall  place  our  navy  in  point  of 
strength  and  efficiency  in  its  proper  position  among  the  navies  of  the  world. 

PHILIPPINES. 

In  the  course  of  a  war,  righteously  inaugurated  and  prosecuted,  the  Philippine 
Islands  came  into  the  possession  of  the  United  States.  The  Republican  party 
assumed  the  responsibility  of  establishing  law  and  order,  fostering  education  and 
all  measures  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  inhabitants  of  these  islands,  morally, 
intellectually  and  financially,  which  policy  we  will  steadily  pursue. 


432  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

European  nations  have  been  trying  for  years  to  control  the  markets  in  the  Orient. 
Our  possession  of  these  islands,  under  the  law  of  nations,  gives  us  the  right  to  a 
voice  in  the  affairs  of  that  part  of  the  world,  and  through  the  diplomatic  correspondence 
conducted  by  that  eminent  statesman,  the  Honorable  John  Hay,  Secretary  of  State, 
by  direction  of  {"resident  McKinley,  a  written  agreement  was'  obtained  from  all  of 
the  leading  countries  of  Europe  to  maintain  the  open-door  policy  of  trade  in  the 
Orient.  We  recognize  this  as  the  greatest  diplomatic  achievement  of  modern  times. 
Accordingly,  we  are  in  favor  of  the  retention  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  of  main- 
taining the  open-door  policy  of  trade  in  Eastern  Asia.  And  we  denounce  the  policy 
of  the  Democratic  party  in  its  desire  to  abandon  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  by  so 
doing  not  only  destroy  the  liberty,  order,  progress  and  protection  which  we  have  given 
to  the  people  of  these  islands,  but  likewise  destroy  the  benefits  to  the  American 
people  in  the  future  markets  in  that  vast  population. 

ANTI-TRUST   LEGISLATION. 

The  Republican  party  is  the  pioneer  of  anti-trust  legislation.  It  enacted  the 
Sherman  law;  it  has  established  its  validity;  it  has  successfully  enforced  it.  We 
commend  the  attitude  of  Congress  and  also  that  of  President  Roosevelt  for  his 
courageous  and  vigorous  prosecution  of  violators  of  it;  and  we  favor  such  further 
legislation,  State  and  national,  as  may  be  required. 

NATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION. 

We  commend  the  wise,  able  and  vigorous  administration  of  President  Roose- 
velt and  hereby  instruct  the  delegates  from  this  convention  to  the  National  Repub- 
lican Convention  to  contribute  by  their  influence  and  votes  to  his  nomination  for 

REPUBLICAN    DELEGATION   IN   CONGRESS. 

We  appreciate  and  are  grateful  for  the  ability  and  ripe  experience  of  Senators 
Cullom  and  Hopkins  and  Speaker  Cannon,  and  the  Republican  delegation  in  Congress. 
We  value  their  services  to  the  nation,  the  State,  and  to  the  party,  and  we  commend 
them  for  their  patriotic  and  untiring  devotion  to  public  duty. 

HITT. 

We  take  pride  in  commending  to  the  Republicans  of  the  nation,  soon  to  be 
assembled  in  convention,  our  distinguished  fellow  citizen,  the  Honorable  Robert  R. 
Hitt,  for  the  office  of  Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  and  we  hereby  instruct 
our  delegates  to  the  National  Convention  for  him,  and  to  use  all  honorable  means 
to  secure  his  nomination. 

DEATH  OF  SENATOR  HANNA. 

We  mourn  the  death  of  that  stalwart  Republican  leader,  the  distinguished  states- 
man, the  genial  and  public-spirited  citizen,  Marcus  A.  Hanna,  late  Senator  from 
Ohio. 

GOVERNOR  YATES. 

We  commend  the  record  of  Governor  Yates  and  the  various  State  officers  in  the 
management  of  the  official  affairs  of  the  State,  which  have  been  conducted  safely, 
systematically  and  economically,  resulting  in  placing  the  State  in  a  splendid  financial 
condition. 

CONVICT  LABOR. 

We  commend  the  advanced  step  taken  by  the  enactment  of  the  last  Republican 
Legislature,  under  which,  after  July  I  next,  the  products  of  convict  labor  are  to  be 
withdrawn  from  competition  with  the  free  labor  of  the  State. 

CHICAGO  CHARTER. 

At  its  last  session,  the  General  Assembly  adopted  a  joint  resolution  to  submit  to 
the  people  of  Illinois  an  amendment  to  the  State  Constitution  empowering  the  State 
Legislature  to  grant  a  special  charter  to  the  city  of  Chicago.  The  growth  of  Chicago 
has  been  impeded  for  years  by  charter  restrictions,  which  have  burdened  its  tax- 
payers and  prevented  needed  reforms  in  its  municipal  government.  The  adoption 
of  this  amendment  will  require  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  in  the  State  at  the 
next  general  election. 

We  urge  the  adoption  of  this  amendment  and  call  upon  the  voters  of  Illinois 
without  regard  to  party  to  assist  in  its  adoption. 

PRIMARY  ELECTION  LAW. 

We  are  in  favor  of  a  compulsory  primary  election  law,  simple  in  its  construction 
and  capable  of  efficient  and  inexpensive  operation,  which  shall  be  uniform  throughout 
the  State,  and  that  all  the  primaries  of  any  political  party  shall  be  held  on  the  same 
day  in  all  parts  of  the  State. 

CIVIL   SERVICE  LAW. 

We  favor  the  enactment  of  an  efficient  and  comprehensive  civil  service  law, 
applicable  to  all  employes  of  the  State. 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  STATE  CENTRAL  COMMITTEE. 

Resolved,  That  the  membership  of  the  State  Central  Committee  shall  consist  of 
one  member  from  each  Congressional  District,  to  be  selected  "by  the  delegates  from 
the  district,  and  two  members  at  large  to  be  selected  by  the  State  Convention.  The 
committee  is  authorized  in  its  discretion  to  select  a  chairman  outside  of  its  mem- 
bership. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL.  433 

FILLING    VACANCIES. 

Resolved,  That  the  Republican  State  Committee  of  Illinois  be,  and  it  is  accord- 
ingly hereby,  authorized  and  empowered  to  fill  any  vacancy  or  vacancies  that  may 
occur  in  any  nomination  or  nominations  made  at  this  convention. 

LIST  OF  DELEGATES  TO  THE  REPUBLICAN  STATE  CONVENTION  OF  1904. 

ADAMS  (20) — E.  A.  Rhea,  Golden;  D.  M.  Belt,  Melrose;  Arlington  Taylor, 
Ursa;  E.  W.  Sellars,  Liberty;  W.  A.  Berrian,  Camp  Point;  S.  H.  Thompson, 
Columbus;  William  Somerville,  Quincy;  S.  P.  Mooney,  Quincy;  H.  D.  Sturteyant, 
Quincy;  A.  W.  Williams,  Quincy;  S.  P.  Bartlett,  Quincy;  F.  D.  Simmons,  Quincy; 
R.  E.  Weeks,  Quincy;  H.  ^chlinkman,  Quincy;  T.  J.  Clark,  Quincy;  T.  L.  Morris, 
Quincy;  J.  E.  Adams,  Quincy;  John  Mosby,  Quincy;  J.  S.  Harwood,  Haselwood; 
B.  A.  McCoy,  Clayton.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

ALEXANDER  (7)— Walter  H.  Wood,  Cairo;  Hon.  Walter  Warder,  Cairo; 
Hon.  Sidney  B.  Miller,  Cairo;  Capt.  N.  B.  Thistlewood,  Cairo;  John  S.  Aisthorpe, 
Cairo;  Dr.  William  H.  Fields,  Cairo;  Richard  Taylor,  Cairo.  Instructed  for  Yates 
and  Hogan. 

BOND  (5) — Hon.  W.  A.  Northcott,  Greenville;  Hon.  Cicero  J.  Lindly,  Green- 
ville; Judge  Joseph  Story,  Greenville;  Dr.  W.  D.  Matney,  Greenville;  Charles 
R.  Hood,  Sorrento.  Not  instructed.  To  vote  as  majority  determine.  Endorsed 
administration  of  Yates  and  McCullough. 

BOONE  (8)  —  Hon.  C.  E.  Fuller,  Belvidere;  Albert  E.  Loop,  Belvidere;  Frank 
L.  Goodrich,  Belvidere;  David  C.  Cowan,  Belvidere;  Dr.  F.  S.  Whitman,  Belvi- 
dere; Dr.  W.  R.  Marriott,  Poplar  Grove;  George  M.  Marshall,  Poplar  Grove;  Judge 
W.  W.  Wood,  Belvidere. 

BROWN  (2)- — Joseph  Parke,  Versailles;  Foss  Willey,  Versailles.  Instructed 
for  Yates.  Endorsed  Chiperfield  and  Small. 

BUREAU  (14)— Henry  Stanberger,  Lamoille;  C.  E.  Dalzell,  Spring  Valley; 
John  Steele,  Spring  Valley;  J.  R.  Pierson,  Princeton;  George  Renesberg,  Ohio; 
E.  A.  Washburn,  Princeton;  Charles  F.  Anderson,  Princeton;  G.  C.  Kellogg,  Tis- 
kilwa;  Tames  M.  Ennis,  Walnut;  C.  P.  Lovejoy,  Princeton;  N.  E.  Lathrop,  New 
Bedford;  A.  D.  Boal,  Buda;  J.  S.  Carper,  Buda;  Scott  Buswell,  Neponset.  Not 
instructed.  Endorsed  Pierce. 

CALHOUN  (2) — John  B.  Sutler,  Kampsville;  James  G.  Kinder,  Hamburg. 
Instructed  for  Yates. 

CARROLL  (9)— Judge  A.  F.  Wingert,  Mount  Carroll;  Cal.  M. .  Feezer,  Mount 
Carroll;  M.  C.  Radke,  Savanna;  Edward  Hendricks,  Savanna;  A.  J.  Lambert, 
Lanark;  Dr.  F.  E.  Melugin,  Thomson;  D.  C.  Bussell,  Milledgeville;  A.  A.  Strauch, 
Chadwick;  W.  S.  Cowen,  Shannon.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

CASS  (5) — L.  W.  Goodell,  Beardstown;  Herman  F.ngelbach,  Arenzville; 
Daniel  McNeil,  Jr.,  Chandlerville;  J.  G.  Fox,  Virginia;  J.  W.  Lynn,  Oakford. 
Instructed  for  Yates. 

CHAMPAIGN  (17)— Judge  Francis  M.  Wright,  Urbana;  Judge  Solon  Phil- 
brick,  Champaign;  Ed.  Rodgers,  Champaign;  W.  A.  Heath,  Champaign;  George 
Huff,  Champaign;  J.  R.  Stewart,  Champaign;  A.  M.  Burke,  Champaign;  John  G. 
Harris,  Champaign;  Ozias  Riley,  Champaign;  Roy  Wright,  Urbana;  Harry  I.  Green, 
Urbana;  L.  A.  Wahl,  Urbana;  N.  H.  Cohen,  Urbana;  H.  M.  Dunlap,  Savoy;  C.  D. 
Babb,  Homer;  John  W.  Babcock,  Sidney;  John  Wood,  Gifford.  Instructed  for 
McCullough  for  Auditor.  He  selected  delegates. 

CHRISTIAN  (9)— Robert  Johns,  Pana;  C.  E.  Springston,  Pana;  T.  D.  Kella- 
ger,  Pana;  Phil  Haner,  Taylorville;  Walter  Provine,  Taylorville;  James  R.  Smith, 
Taylorville;  B.  'F.  Cornell,  Edinburg;  S.  D.  Brown,  Assumption;  W.  D.  Walley, 
Stonington.  Instructed  for  Hamlin.  He  selected  delegates. 

CLARK  (7)  —  Edwin  Harlan,  Marshall;  John  C.  Batson,  Anna;  William  Lusk, 
Casey;  Bert  Forester,  Moriah;  John  Biggs,  Westfield;  John  Kettering,  Martins- 
ville;  John  W.  Mitchell,  Darwin.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Small. 

CLAY  (6) — James  B.  Smith,  Menard;  John  Erwin,  Louisville;  George 
O.  Lewis,  Flora;  Henry  Hord,  Hord;  W.  P.  Tully,  Xenia:  James  A.  Miller  (lola), 
Edgewood.  Instructed  for  Yates  as  long  as  his  name  is  before  the  convention. 

CLINTON  (5) — Hon.  W.  F.  Bundy,  Centralia;  Hon.  W.  S.  Louden,  Trenton; 
W.  M.  Maddux,  Carlyle;  Hon.  J.  Otto  Kock,  Breese;  Dan  C.  Strange,  Huey. 
Not  instructed. 

COLES  (17) — J.  R.  Hamilton,  Mattoon;  W.  F.  Finley,  Mattoon;  S.  George 
Tiley,  Mattoon;  R.  H.  Slover,  Mattoon;  Thomas  Lytle,  Mattoon;  John  Linder, 
Loxa;  Grant  Apperson,  Aetna;  J.  D.  Goble,  Charleston,  R.  R. ;  John  Roberts,  Ash- 
more;  Joseph  Danner,  Humbolt;  David  Bidle,  Lerna;  W.  R.  '  Galbreath,  Rardan 
(Charles'ton,  R.  R.);  Hon.  S.  C.  Pemberton,  Oakland;  F.  A.  Blankenbaker,  Charles- 
ton; George  Jeffries,  Charleston;  J.  C.  Toland,  Arcola. 

COOK    (516)  —  See    list    following   other   counties. 

CRAWFORD  (6)— Hon.  A.  H.  Tones,  Robinson;  J.  C.  Eagleton,  Robinson; 
J.  A.  MacHatten,  Robinson;  Hon.  J.  W.  Leaverton,  Palestine;  Thomas  Cox, 
Hutsonville;  J.  T.  Linsday,  Oblong.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Knoph. 

CUMBERLAND  (5)— A.  F.  Bussard,  Toledo;  J.  F.  Ashwell,  Toledo;  Joseph 
Greeson.  Greenup;  J.  C.  Kelly,  Hazeldell;  H.  L.  Woolery,  Neoga.  Instructed  for 
Yates,  Small  and  Williamson. 

DEKALB  (15) — C.  A.  Bishop,  Sycamore;  F.  D.  Lowman,  Sandwich;  A.  C. 
Cliffe,  Sycamore;  I.  L.  Ell  wood,  DeKalb;  A.  W.  Fiske,  DeKalb;  E.  C.  Shippee, 
Genoa;  H.  M.  Stark,  Kingston;  Tohn  Francisco,  Maple  Park;  W.  H.  Bryant, 
Malta:  William  Von  Ohlin,  Hinkley;  F.  S.  Ault,  Clare;  William  Jackson,  Shab- 

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434  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

bona;  John  MacQueen,  Kirkland;  Robert  Boston,  Rollo;  S.  M.  Henderson,  Waterman. 
Instructed  for  Stead  for  Attorney-General. 

DEWITT  (7) — R.  A.  Lemon,  Clinton;  John  C.  Eversman,  Clinton;  C.  A. 
Cline,  Clinton;  E.  B.  Bentley,  Clinton;  S.  A.  Graham,  Waynesville;  Carl  Swigart, 
Weldon;  George  Kincaid,  Farmer  City.  Instructed  for  Warner.  He  selected  dele- 
gates. 

DOUGLAS  (7)  —  Charles  G.  Eckhart,  Tuscola;  M.  S.  Smith,  Newman;  John  F. 
Martin,  Arthur;  Thomas  Lyons,  Arcola;  J.  C.  Dugan,  Hindsboro;  J.  F.  Fidler, 
Newman;  Henry  Morgan,  Murdock.  Instructed  for  Hamlin.  To  vote  as  a  unit. 

DUPAGE  (10) — George  A.  Fischer,  Addison;  William  Hammerschmidt,  Lom- 
bard; George  W.  Brown,  Wheaton;  A.  J.  Johnson,  Glen  Ellyn;  H.  H.  Peaslee, 
Naperville;  C.  W.  Leffler,  Naperville;  C.  V.  Carpenter,  Downers  Grove;  Hon. 
Guy  L.  Bush,  Downers  Grove;  M.  L.  Raftree,  Hinsdale;  C.  E.  Smiley,  West 
Chicago.  Not  instructed. 

EDGAR  (9)— Hon.  C.  P.  Hitch,  Paris;  Granville  Cretors,  Paris;  Paul  P.  Shutt, 
Paris;  W.  S.  Logan,  Paris;  J.  F.  Newlin,  Chrisman;  I.  N.  Cooley,  Brocton;  A.  L. 
Stanfield,  Edgar;  John  R.  Meadows,  Vermilion;  Hugh  Hanna,  Dudley,  R.  F.  D. 
No.  12.  Not  instructed. 

EDWARDS  (4)— John  C.  Birkett,  West  Salem;  Richard  A.  Curtis,  Grayville; 
Frank  K.  Smith,  Ellery;  Ansel  Gould,  Bone  Gap.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

EFFINGHAM  (5)  —  George  Hilleman.  Altamont;  Albert  Campbell,  Effingham; 
Ralph  Oliver,  Watson;  Dr.  T.  J.  Dunn,  Dieterich;  Charles  Keating,  Effingham,  R. 
F.  D.  No.  2.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Hogan. 


FORD  (7)— W.  A.  Kreitzer,  Elliott;  G.  D.  Montelius,  Piper  City;  Sherman 
Frederick,  Clarence;  D.  C.  Swanson,  Paxton;  W.  H.  Thompson,  Melvin;  Amos 
Ball,  Gibson  City,  Tim  Ross,  Paxton.  Instructed  for  Williamson,  Smith,  Small. 
Not  instructed  for  Governor. 

FRANKLIN  (5) — T.  G.  Puckett,  Thompsonville;  Dr.  T.  T.  Harris,  Frank- 
fort; Q.  E.  Burgess,  Benton;  Dr.  W.  H.  Smith,  Benton;  W.  F.  Dillon,  Benton. 
Instructed  for  Yates  and  Hogan.  Yates  selected  delegates. 

FULTON  (15) — O.  J.  Boyer,  Canton;  C.  E.  Snively,  Canton;  W.  H.  Shaw, 
Canton;  M.  W.  Rafferty,  Canton;  William  Plummer,  Farmington;  H.  W.  Jones, 
Ipava;  C.  K.  Parvin,  Smithfield;  C.  J.  Parry,  Astoria;  C.  L.  Johnson,  Canton; 
Elijah  Sullivan,  London  Mills;  W.  S.  Jewell,  Lewiston;  Charles  M.  Johnson, 
Breeds;  C.  M.  Dowd,  Lewiston;  Arthur  Merrill,  Avon;  Alex  Jenkins,  Dumfermline. 
Instructed  for  Chiperfield. 

GALLATIN  (4) — -Walter  Spivey,  Shawneetown;  M.  F.  Strickland,  Junction 
City;  Michael  Carney,  Shawneetown;  Judge  W.  S.  Phillips,  Ridgway.  Instructed 
for  Yates  and  Hogan. 

GREENE  (5) — C.  T.  Doyle,  Greenfield;  John  C.  Bridgewater,  Bridgewater; 
Capt.  T.  A.  Smith,  Whitehall;  Burt  Todd,  Roodhouse;  P.  T.  Atterbury,  Kane. 
Instructed  for  Yates. 


HAMILTON  (5) — George  W.  Hill,  McLeansboro;  C.  M.  Hall,  Dahlgren; 
Joseph  G.  Hunt,  McLeansboro;  Dr.  John  T.  Hunt,  Macedonia;  T.  J.  York,  Thackery. 
Instructed  for  Yates. 

HANCOCK  —  Hon.  O.  F.  Berry,  Carthage;  R.  R.  Wallace,  Hamilton;  J.  C. 
Crawford,  Warsaw;  John  Hicks,  West  Point;  George  Eastman,  Augusta;  I.  M. 


rawtora,  Warsaw;  jonn  nicies,  west  jroint;  ueorge  tastman,  /vugusra;  i.  ivi. 
lartin,  LaHarpe;  A.  J.  Beger,  Nauvoo;  M.  W.  Hull,  Dallas  City;  M.  C.  Howd, 
lurnside;  D.  E.  Mack,  Carthage.  Instructed  for  Sherman. 

HARDIN    (2)  —  John   R.    Howard,    Rosi    Clare;     William    Rittenhouse,    Elizabeth- 


town.      Instructed  for   Yates. 
J 


.    O.    Anderson,   Decorra;     F.    E.    Alexander,    Rardan; 


John    Giles,    Gilman;     John    West, 


.  . 

JASPER    (5) — J.    W.    Gibson,    Newton;     O.    T.    Gilford,    Hunt;     P.    A.    Terhune, 
Willow    Hill;     W.    H.    Houser,    Hidalgo;     A.    W.     Chapman,     Yale.        Instructed    for 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL.  435 

Yates  for  Governor,  and  for  Knoph  for  Treasurer,  "  provided  his  candidacy  does  not 
conflict  with  Governor  Yates." 

JEFFERSON  (7) — Capt.  S.  H.  Watson,  Mount  Yernon;  L.  L.  Emmerson,  Mount 
Vernon;  Robert  Karn,  Belle  Rive;  Oliver  P.  Nesniith,  Bluford;  Hon.  Norman  H. 
Moss.  Menard;  G.  B.  Welborn,  Woodlawn;  Robert  M.  Farthing,  Mount  Vernon. 
Not  instructed. 

JERSEY  (4) — Grant  Thompson,  Rosedale;  D.  C.  Slaten,  Graf  ton;  George  A. 
Cowling  ( Jersey ville),  Fidelity;  W.  H.  Bartlett,  Delhi.  Not  instructed. 

JO  DAYIESS  (9)— E.  A.  Hardt,  Galena;  15.  M.  Tiffany,  Stockton;  J.  E. 
Stanton,  Warren;  Joseph  Tippett,  Galena;  J.  R.  Berryman,  Scales  Mound;  C.  A. 
Walters,  Elizabeth;  C.  A.  Hammond,  Stockton;  J.  R.  Myers,  Warren;  J.  C.  Lehner, 
Stockton.  Instructed  for  Yates.  He  selected  delegates. 

JOHNSON  (5)— Yates  delegation  —  W.  Y.  Smith,  Vienna;  Thomas  M.  Gore, 
Vienna;  S.  Whitehead,  Tunnel  Hill;  A.  L).  Stanley,  Regent;  J.  Ed.  Carlton,  Gann- 
town%  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Hogan. 

KANE  (36  delegates  —  30  votes) — W.  J.  Fowler,  Aurora;  W.  S.  Beaupre, 
Aurora;  J.  S.  Sears,  Aurora;  W.  M.  Mercer,  Aurora;  E.  C.  Finch,  Aurora;  M.  E. 
Plain,  Aurora;  A.  C.  Solfisburg,  Aurora;  Peter  Freeman,  Aurora;  J.  M.  Raymond, 
Aurora;  I.  C.  Copley,  Aurora;  William  Grote,  Elgin;  Sam  Shedden,  Elgin;  H.  D. 
Hemmons,  Elgin;  E.  II.  Wellinghoff,  Elgin;  F.  W.  Joslyn,  Elgin;  George  Ander- 
son, Elgin;  D.  Wood,  Elgin;  C.  L.  Abbott,  Elgin;  David  Reed,  Elgin;  E.  C. 
Hawley,  Dundee;  Henry  Sawyer,  Dundee;  C.  A.  Miller,  St.  Charles;  E.  C.  Cook, 
St.  Charles;  John  Micholson,  Batavia;  F.  E.  George,  Batavia;  Jo.hn  T.  Phelps, 
Geneva;  A.  W.  Davis,  Big  Rock;  George  Graham,  Sugar  Grove;  S.  E.  Chaffee, 
Campion;  G.  W.  Robinson,  Blackberry;  John  Read,  Virgil;  John  Sherwood,  Plato; 
Willis  Hathaway,  Hampshire;  Henry  McGough,  Elburn;  Frank  Phelps,  Kaneville; 
Charles  Stark,  Rutland.  Anderson  instructed  for  Deneen;  others  not  instructed. 

KANKAKEE  (14) — Edward  C.  Curtis,  Grant  Park;  C.  E.  Robinson,  Chebanse; 
Daniel  G.  Lee,  Manteno;  O.  T.  Olson,  Herscher;  Frank  Hamilton,  Momence;  John 
Shortridge,  Momence;  E.  A.  Teffers,  Kankakee;  Charles  Saddler,  Kankakee;  Dr. 
A.  A.  Lowenthal,  Kankakee;  Luther  B.  Bratton,  Kankakee;  Dr.  A.  R.  Chagnon, 
St.  Anne;  C.  A.  Taylor,  Kankakee;  F.  E.  Enrich,  Kankakee;  Frank  McGrew, 
Kankakee.  Instructed  for  Small.  He  selected  delegates. 

KENDALL  (5) — Hon.  Chas.  T.  Cherry,  Oswego;  A.  G.  Updyke,  Oswego; 
Frank  P.  Tyler,  Piano;  F"erris  Johnson,  Newark;  William  R.  Newton,  Yorkville. 
Instructed  for  Stead  for  Attorney-General. 

KNOX  (20)  —  Hon.  L.  A.  Townsend,  Galesburg;  Hon.  F.  C.  Rice,  Galesburg; 
Hon.  H.  D.  Tudson,  Galesburg;  Hon.  Max  J.  Mack,  Galesburg;  Hon.  Philip  S.  Post, 
Galesburg;  P.  F.  Brown,  Galesburg;  O.  N.  Custer,  Galesburg;  R.  D.  Robinson, 
Galesburg;  F.  R.  Hinman,  Galesburg;  William  Ehn,  Galesburg;  George  Perry, 
Galesburg;  A.  West,  Galesburg;  Charles  Robertson,  Abingdon ;  George  M.  Clark, 
DeLong;  E.  P.  Robson,  Wataga;  F".  F.  Seaman,  Oneida;  O.  West,  Yates  City; 
Frederick  Becker,  Victoria;  Frank  Kranz,  Altona;  H.  J.  Butt,  Knoxville.  Instructed 
for  Williamson  for  Secretary  of  State. 

LAKE  (13) — C.  M.  Brown,  Gurnee;  H.  Bock,  Antioch;  H.  C.  Edwards,  Grays 
Lake;  E.  P.  DeWolf,  Waukegan;  G.  H.  Burnett,  Waukegan;  A.  L.  Hendee, 
Waukegan;  W.  H.  Wilmot,  Waukegan;  Samuel  Blockler,  Lake  Forest;  Paul 
MacGuffen,  Libertyville;  II.  E.  Maiman,  Waucanda;  M.  T.  Lamey,  Barrington; 

E.  A.     Warren,    Highland     Park;      Fred     Schaffer,     Highland     Park.       Instructed     for 
Lowden. 

LA  SALLE  (29) — Hon.  C.  P.  Gardner,  Mendota;  Dr.  J.  C.  Corbus,  Mendota; 
Henry  Mayo,  Ottawa;  Hon.  Walter'  Reeves,  Streator;  Hon.  Al  F.  Schoch,  Ottawa; 
O.  B.  Ryan,  Streator;  Hon.  W.  D.  Iserman,  Streator;  C.  E.  Hook,  Ottawa;  H. 
W.  Johnson,  Ottawa;  Rush  Green,  Dayton;  W.  H.  Boys,  Streator;  U.  S.  Ellsworth, 
Ottawa,  R.  R.  No.  3;  W.  F.  Bubeck,  La  Salle;  W.  H.  Hinebaugh,  Ottawa;  Dr. 

F.  A.    Wiley,    Earlvifle;     Walter    Ross,    Streator;     Dr.    H.    M.    Orr,    La    Salle;     C.    S. 
Cullen,   Ottawa;     Thomas  F.    Noon,   Peru;     S.    S.    Thompson,   Marseilles;     R.    N.    Craw- 
ford.  Mendota;     R.   N.   Phillips,  Peru;     Hon.   C.   C.   Duffy,   Ottawa;     D.   L.   McKenney, 
Ottawa;     Hon.    J.     C.    Ames,     Streator;      A.     A.     Clapsaddle,    Leland;      C.     E.     Fisher, 
Ottawa;     George    M.    Trimble,    Ottawa;     Henry    D.    Barber,    Sheridan. 

LAWRENCE  (5)  —  W.  F.  Barcroft,  Birds;  Vincent  Dobbins,  Sumner,  R.  F.  D.; 
W.  F.  Cunningham,  Allison,  R.  F.  D. ;  M.  A.  Morris,  St.  Francisville;  J.  B. 
Stout,  Lawrenceville.  Instructed  for  Yates,  Hogan  and  Knoph. 

LEE  (12) — C.  H.  Hughes,  Dixon;  R.  S.  Farrand,  Dixon;  M.  J.  McGowan, 
Dixon;  M.  J.  McAlpine,  Dixon;  I.  F.  Edwards,  Dixon;  J.  C.  Williams,  Dixon;  C. 
H.  Wooster,  Amboy;  A.  W.  Carlson,  Harmon;  Sherman  Shaw,  Lee  Center;  O.  W. 
Briggs,  Paw  Paw;  Isaac  Frask,  Ashton;  A.  J.  Tourtillott,  Sublette.  Instructed  for 

LIVINGSTON  (15)— R.  F.  Bradford,  Pontiac;  W.  G.  Dustin,  Dwight;  T.  R. 
Oughton,  Dwight;  S.  E.  Sims,  Pontiac;  G.  W.  Patton,  Pontiac;  Joseph  Miller, 
Dwight;  Newton  Fulton.  Fairbury:  S.  M.  Barnes,  Fairbury;  Hon.  Ira  M.  Lish, 
Saunemin;  E.  O.  Reed,  Pontiac;  "M.  R.  Kelly,  Dwight;  A.  L.  Dolde,  Pontiac;  John 
Sullivan,  Chatsworth;  Thomas  Walsh,  Campus;  C.  F.  H.  Carrithers,  Fairbury. 
Instructed  for  Frank  L.  Smith  for  Lieutenant-Governor.  He  selected  delegates. 

LOGAN  (9)— C.  B.  Taylor,  Lincoln;  J.  S.  Haller,  Lincoln;  S.  L.  Wallace, 
Lincoln;  T.  R.  Barnett.  Lincoln;  E.  G.  Ransdell,  Atlanta;  T.  J.  Chestnut,  New 
Holland:  H.  G.  Keyes,  Elkhart;  W.  E.  McClelland,  Season;  C.  Van  Gerpen,  Harts- 
burg.  No  instructions. 

MACON  (15)  — Hon.  W.  C.  Johns,  Decatur;  D.  A.  Maffit,  Decatur;  H.  R. 
Maris,  Decatur;  J.  B.  Freeman,  Decatur;  O.  B.  Gorin,  Decatur;  W.  S.  Ennis, 


436  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

Decatur;     Adolph    Mueller,    Decatur;     J.    A.    Brown,    Blue    Mound;      Ross    Hockaday. 
Oreana;     O.    H.    Draper,    Macon;     D.    C.    Davic 


idson,  Mount  Zion;  J.  B.  Camp,  Harris- 
town;  V.  W.  Benton,  Forsythe;  D.  Buckles,  Niantic;  W.  C.  Burley,  Oakley.  Not 
instructed.  For  Hamlin. 

MACOUPIN  (12)— Dr.  W.  J.  Donahue,  Plainview;  E.  Bernreuter,  Mount 
Olive;  E.  B.  Andrews,  Brighton;  Thomas  Mahan,  Palmyra;  Otto  E.  Quade,  Staunton; 
P.  F.  Clark,  Girard;  O.  C.  Sonneman,  Carlinville;  Leo  M.  Carter,  Hornsby;  E.  R. 
Welch,  Bunker  Hill;  J.  H.  Shriver,  Virden;  George  L.  Tipton,  Girard;  J.  R. 
Duckies,  Chesterfield.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Rinaker. 

MADISON  (20)— Ben  McKeen,  Collinsville;  G.  M.  McCormick,  Collinsville; 
Ed.  Feutz,  Highland;  August  F.  Prange,  New  Douglas;  C.  H.  Pahlman,  Marine;  Dr. 
G.  W.  Hinchee,  Moro;  W.  W.  Barnsback,  Edwardsville;  Adolph  Klingel,  Edwards- 
ville;  W.  J.  Lynch,  Granite  City;  Fred  Sohn,  St.  Jacob;  E.  H.  Buente,  Venice;  W. 
H.  Niedringhaus,  Granite  City;  Hon.  Louis  E.  Walter,  Alton;  Henry  Brueggeman, 
Alton;  E.  A.  Burke,  Alton;  Alexander  McBride,  Alton;  James  Duncan,  Alton;  Capt. 
I.  W.  Cook,  Troy;  A.  C.  Kroeger,  Staunton;  Dr.  H.  T.  Burnap,  Upper  Alton.  Not 
instructed. 

MARION  (8)  —  Frank  F.  Noleman,  Centralia;  J.  J.  Bundy,  Centralia;  James 
Reed,  Centralia;  J.  D.  Telford,  Salem;  C.  L.  McMacken,  Salem;  A.  H.  Hatmaker, 
luka;  C.  F.  Patterson,  Sandoval;  C.  C.  Rohrburgh,  Kinmundy.  Not  instructed. 

MARSHALL  (6)  —  R.  B.  Fort,  Lacon;  George  W,  Hutchins,  Lacon;  C.  R. 
Scoon,  La  Prairie;  F.  W.  Potter,  Henry;  R.  C.  Osborn,  Toluca;  Walter  Downey, 
Wenona.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Fort.  Fort  selected  delegates. 

MASON  (5)  —  W.  H.  Clauser,  Havana;  W.  A.  Covey,  Mason  City;  R.  A. 
Hilling,  Manito;  John  C.  Lynn,  Teheran;  James  Johnston,  Chandlerville.  Instructed 
for  Yates  and  Chiperfield. 

MASSAC  (5)  —  Hon.  D.  W.  Helm,  Metropolis;  Hon.  A.  J.  Gibbons,  Metro- 
polis; U.  E.  Smith,  Metropolis;  Andrew  Davison,  Metropolis;  John  L.  Turnbo,  Metro- 
polis. Instructed  for  Yates  and  Hogan. 

McDONOUGH  (10) — C.  V.  Chandler,  Macomb;  J.  O.  Peasley,  Macomb; 
I.  M.  F'ellheimer,  Macomb;  Fred  Yetter,  Macomb;  David  McMillan,  Macomb;  J.  E. 
Harris,  Bushnell;  Ed.  Waters,  Table  Grove;  W.  C.  McKamy,  Industry;  Henry 
Roberts,  Colchester;  E.  E.  Sapp,  Sciota.  Instructed  for  Sherman.  He  selected 
delegates. 

McHENRY  (1.3)— Hon.  R.  J.  Beck  (Secretary  State's  Office),  Harvard;  George 
W.  Eldredge,  Richmond;  F.  F.  Axtell,  Harvard;  C.  S.  Robb,  Marengo;  L.  E. 
Mentch,  Carey;  T.  D.  Smiley,  Woodstock;  M.  W.  Lake,  Harvard;  William  St.  Clair, 
Nunda;  Charles  Donovan,  Woodstock;  H.  L.  Eddy,  Woodstock;  A.  A.  Crissey, 
Marengo;  John  Baldock,  Alden;  A.  J.  Cole,  Hebron.  Uninstructed  except  for  Hatch 
for  Trustee;  to  vote  as  majority  of  delegation  determined. 

McLEAN  (24) — James  S.  Neville,  Bloomington;  Edmund  O'Connell,  Bloom- 
ington;  Matt  C.  Smith,  Bloomington;  A.  G.  Erickson,  Bloomington;  J.  P.  Lindley, 
Bloomington;  J.  C.  Beam,  Sr.,  Bloomington;  George  Freese,  Bloomington;  P.  A. 
Guthrie,  Bloomington;  S.  S.  Noble,  Bloomington;  Otto  Seibert,  Normal;  Dr.  N.  K. 
McCormick,  Normal;  Hon.  A.  J.  Scroggin,  Lexington;  J.  M.  Covey,  Leroy;  Sam 
Ryburn,  Heyworth;  F.  R.  Henderson,  Anchor;  J.  C.  Blackwell,  Chenoa;  W.  C. 
Jones,  Arrowsmith;  Mark  Gardner,  Merna;  G.  W.  Flint,  Belleflower;  Ward  Hise- 
rodt,  Bloomington;  J.  C.  Stubblefield,  McLean;  J.  H.  Stephenson,  Danvers;  G. 
W.  Piper,  Yuton;  \V.  L.  Speers,  Cooksville.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  McCullough. 


MENARD_    (4) — Hon.    Homer    J.    Tice,    Greenview;     George    W.    Hatch,    Green- 

j;    C.  T.   Beekman,  Petersburg. 
MERCER     (8)  —i  Hon.    James    McKinney,    Aledo;      Dr.    H.     H.     Fletcher,    North 


view;    N.  W.  Branson,  Petersburg;    C.  T.   Beekman,  Petersburg.     Not  instructed. 


Henderson;  R.  S.  Petrie,  New  Windsor;  W.  H.  Bissell,  Viola;  J.  W.  Dilley,  Aledo; 
J.  R.  Dodson,  Joy;  Dr.  J.  S.  Allen,  Keithsburg;  C.  J.  Noble,  Joy.  Instructed  for 
Sherman. 

MONROE  (4) — Hon.  A.  C.  Bellinger,  Waterloo;  Herman  Killy,  Waterloo; 
Henry  Kunz,  Columbia;  Albert  Larkin,  Renault.  Uninstructed. 

MONTGOMERY  (9)  —  C.  A.  Ramsey,  Hillsboro;  J.  F.  Glenn,  Hillsboro;  Elmer 
Eicbolroth,  Litchfield;  Albert  R.  Stansifer,  Litchfield;  Hon.  C.  L.  Bartling,  Litch- 
field; Robert  Jelly,  Nokomis=;  J.  A.  Bradley,  Raymond;  Frank  Hickman,  Coffeen ; 
William  Counton,  Irving.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

MORGAN  (11) — A.  L.  French,  Chapin;  John  R.  Davis,  Jacksonville;  Andrew 
Russell,  Jacksonville;  F.  H.  Wemple,  Waverly;  John  Cherry,  Jacksonville;  M.  L. 
Hildreth,  Jacksonville;  W.  H.  Cobb,  Jacksonville;  W.  L.  Alexander,  Jacksonville; 
J.  R.  Robertson,  Jacksonville;  F.  B.  Henderson,  Arcadia;  W.  B.  Wright,  Murray- 
ville.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

MOULTRIE  (4)— George  A.  Sentel,  Sullivan;  Hon.  J.  H.  Unpendahl,  Dalton 
City;  Hugh  Scott,  Bethany;  J.  H.  Bassett,  Arthur.  Instructed  for  Hamlin.  He 
selected  delegates. 

OGLE  (13)  —  Delos  W.  Baxter,  Rcchelle;  George  E.  Stocking,  Rochelle; 
George  M.  McKenney,  Oregon;  Joseph  L.  Scifer,  Oregon;  James  H.  Cartwright, 
Oregon;  Fred  A.  Knott,  Byron;  Uriah  Brantner,  Haldane;  Joseph  L.  Wright,  Mount 
Morris;  Frank  Eychner,  Monroe  Center;  Charles  E.  David,  Davis  Junction;  Will- 
iam A.  Hunt,  Ashton;  M.  E.  Schriver,  Polo;  Frank  Wertz,  Forreston.  Instructed 
for  Lowden.  He  selected  delegates. 

PEORIA  (27) — W.  G.  Olwin,  Peoria;  Jay  T.  Hunter,  Peoria;  Hon.  H.  W. 
Lynch,  Peoria;  A.  S.  Howells,  Peoria;  Robert  R.  Martin,  Averyville;  T.  A.  Grier, 
Peoria;  David  E.  Conigiski,  Peoria;  Hon.  W'illiam  M.  Allen,  Peoria;  Richard 
Newsam,  Peoria;  J.  B.  Bartholomew,  Peoria;  Robert  D.  Clarke,  Peoria;  B.  Kleuver. 
Peoria;  Robert  Joos,  Peoria;  Louis  Mueller,  Peoria;  Charles  Harms,  Peoria;  Hon. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL.  437 


PERRY  (6)'— W.  W.  Parks,'  Duquoin;  T.  j.  Reagin,  Duquoin;  G.  F.  Mead, 
Pinckneyville;  S.  R.  Fitts,  Pinckneyville;  T.  J.  Farmer,  Tamaroa;  Alex  Bickel, 
Swanwick.  Instructed  for  Lowden. 


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PIATT  (7)— Allen  F.  Moore,  Monticello;  Wiley  M.  Dewees,  Deland;  William 
D.  Fairbanks,  Mansfield;  James  H.  Cline,  White  Heath;  Henry  P.  Harris,  Monti- 
cello;  H.  O.  Gaston,  Cerro  Gordo;  T.  E.  Slater,  Atwood.  Instructed  for  Warner. 
Hie  selected  delegates. 

PIKE  (8)— W.  W.  Watson,  Barry;  A.  C.  Matthews,  Pittsfield;  I.  R.  Metz, 
!hambersburg;  H.  P.  Shriver,  Detroit:  A.  J.  Brown,  Eldora;  John  Kendrick,  New 
'anton;  John  Harbourne,  Shepherd;  J.  B.  Hazen,  Barry.  Instructed  for  Yates  and 
logan. 

POPE  (5) — John  Gilbert,  Golconda;  John  C.  Baker,  Golconda;  Penn  V. 
'rovillion,  Golconda;  Spencer  Jenkins,  Golconda;  Charles  Durfee,  Golconda. 


unas.  instructed  lor  nogan  tor  secretary  01  state,  lie  selected  deiegau 
PUTNAM  (2) — J.  E.  Taylor,  Hennepin;  Henry  W.  Downey,  Putnam. 
RANDOLPH  (8)  —  Stephen  Chaudet,  Prairie  du  Rocher;  James  M.  Fillers, 

Steelville;     Henry    Bauckhoff,    Red    Bud;      Rev.    E.    J.    Tiff,    Sparta;     T.    T.    Finley, 

Sparta;      J.    R.     McClinton,    Tildon;      Dr.    W.     R.     McKenzie,     Chester;      Rev.    J.    H. 

Holdenstein,   Ellis  Grove.      Instructed   for   Yates  and    Hogan. 

RICHLAND    (4)— T.   A.   Fritchey,   Olney;     Harry  Ferriman,  Olney;    J.   F.  Jolly, 

Olney;     G.    D.    Slanker,    Olney.      Instructed    for    Knoph    for    Treasurer.      He    selected 


delegates. 


'ROCK  ISLAND   (21)— George  Richmond,   Rock  Island;    Dr.  G.   G.  Craig,  Rock 
nd;     W.   A.    Rosenfield,    Rock   Island;     B.    D.    Connelly,    Rock   Island;     Hon.    Will- 


SANGAMON    (24)'—!.  A.  Wheeler,  Auburn;    J.  W.  D.   Mayes,   Illiopolis;    James 

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SCHUYLER  (4)  — J.  D.  Horton,  Littleton;  John  W.  Howell,  Birmingham; 
R.  H.  Mead,  Camden;  L.  A.  Jarmon,  Rushville.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Chiper- 
field. 

SCOTT  (3) — E.  J.  Frost,  Winchester;  George  C.  Greenwalt,  Manchester; 
Walter  Haney,  Naples.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

SHELBY     (8)— George    D.    Chaftee,    Shelbyville;     W.    C.    Headen,    Shelbyville; 


3ni_,i_J3i  {B}  — ueorge  L>.  i^nanee,  oneiuyvine;  w.  v_.  neauen,  oneiuyvme; 
George  B.  Rhodes,  Shelbyville;  Dr.  J.  C.  Westervelt,  Shelbyville;  L.  S.  Webster, 
Shelbyville;  W.  H.  Beem,  Shelbyville;  Del  D.  Brownback,  Cowden;  A.  J.  Combs, 
Mowequa.  Instructed  for  Hamlin.  He  selected  delegates. 

STARK     (4) — O.     W.     Kurd,     Speer;      Hon.     Geor~    *' iri_:__ .      T       r 

Egbert,    West    Jersey;     John    H.    Hallcock,    Bradford.      ] 
for    Warner    if    Pierce    is   not    a   candidate. 


438  THE  BREAKING  OF  THE  DEADLOCK. 

TAZEWELL  (10)  —  W.  J.  Conzelman,  1'ekin ;  Philip  Nickel,  Pekin;  D.  F. 
Lawley,  Pekin;  J.  H.  Shade,  Pekin;  E.  M.  Wayne,  Delavanj  G.  G.  Waltmire,  Delavan; 
B.  F.  Tucker,  Morton;  E.  A.  Abbott,  Tremont;  Ed.  Haas,  Manito;  C.  A.  Walt- 
mire,  Washington.  Instructed  for  Yates;  Conzelman  for  Lieutenant-Governor. 

UNION  (4)— Hon.  H.  H.  Kohn,  Anna;  Hon.  A.  J.  Pickrell,  Anna;  Capt. 
John  P.  Reese,  Cobden ;  George  W.  Conghanower,  Dongola.  Instructed  for  Yates 
and  Hogan. 

VERMILION  (25) — Hardy  Whitlock,  Danville;  Edwin  Winter,  Danville; 
Clark  Tuttle,  Danville;  Frank  Lindley,  Danville;  W.  R.  Jewell,  Danville;  John  H. 
Harrison,  Danville;  D.  G.  Williams,  Danville;  E.  X.  Leseure,  Danville;  Max  Taylor, 
Danville;  S.  M.  Clark,  Danville;  H.  C.  Adams,  Danville;  W.  H.  Jones,  Catlin; 


Indianola;     F.   H.   Whitham,   Rankin.      Instructed   for   Roosevelt   and   Hamlin. 

WABASH  (3)— John  H.  Schrodt,  Mount  Carmel;  William  Neely,  Mount  Car- 
mel;  Ora  Gay,  Bellmont.  Instructed  for  Knoph  for  Treasurer. 

WARREN  (9)— Dr.  W.  E.  Taylor,  Watertown;  Hon.  E.  C.  Hardin,  Mon- 
mouth;  W.  P.  Graham,  Monmouth;  J.  C.  Allen,  Monmoutn;  J.  H.  Campbell, 
Kirkwood;  C.  S.  Nelson,  Cameron;  C.  M.  Rodgers,  Little  York  (Monmouth  R.  R.) ; 
George  W.  Rayburn,  Roseville;  J.  D.  Piper,  Media,  R.  F.  D.  Not  instructed. 

WASHINGTON  (6)— John  T.  Henry,  Irvington;  H.  J.  Schmidt,  Nashville; 
J.  M.  Winfree,  Nashville;  John  Holbrook,  DuBois;  George  F.  Tscharner,  Okaw- 
ville;  Louis  Lammers,  Stone  Church.  Instructed  for  Hogan. 

WAYNE  (8)— Gen.  Thomas  W.  Scott,  Fan-field;  F.  M.  Brock,  Fairfield;  J. 
R.  Crews,  Fairfield;  John  Moore,  Burnt  Prairie;  Dr.  B.  E.  Garrison,  Wayne  City; 
Dr.  Charles  Johnson,  Johnsonville;  Ross  Johnson,  Cisne,  R.  F.  D. ;  Dr.  T.  J.  Hill- 
iard,  Jeffersonville.  Instructed  for  Yates. 

WHITE  (7) — Capt.  Ross  Graham,  Carmi;  John  Reinwold,  Carmi;  N.  C.  Bar- 
num,  Carmi;  A.  A.  Newman,  Springertown;  W.  E.  Grady,  Crossyille;  Robert  S. 
Prunty,  Grayville;  Clarence  C.  Robinson,  Naumit.  Instructed  for  Yates  and  Hogan. 

WHITESIDE  (14)— W.  S.  Kilgour,  Sterling;  John  G.  Wetzel,  Sterling;  J.  B. 
Lewis,  Sterling;  Alfred  Smith,  Tampico;  H.  C.  Besse,  Prophetstown;  R.  H.  Woods, 
Rock  Falls;  Edgar  Woods,  Rock  Falls;  C.  Johns,  Sterling;  C.  W.  McCall,  Erie; 
Hon.  A.  N.  Abbott,  Morrison;  W.  L.  Blodgett,  Fulton;  Hen.  Chas.  Bent,  Mor- 
rison; George  Parmenter,  Lyndon;  J.  W.  Dineen,  Albany.  Not  instructed. 

WILL  (25)— John  T.  Clyne,  Joliet;  Hon.  Richard  T.  Barr,  Joliet;  William 
D.  Heise,  Toliet;  T.  H.  Ray,  Joliet;  Hon.  E.  J.  Murphy,  Joliet;  H.  F.  Piepenbrink, 

Joliet;  Sebastian  Lagger,  Joliet;  Charles  Tengdin,  Joliet;  Henry  Alexander.  Joliet; 
ohn  Beckwith,  Joliet;  George  Cameron,  Joliet;  Edward  Hurd,  Joliet;  L.  H.  Mat- 
tinger,  Joliet;  W.  W.  Ross,  Joliet;  Leon  McDonald,  Lockport;  J.  P.  Conrad, 
Peotone;  J.  W.  Prescott,  Plainfield;  Henry  Yost,  Lockport;  Frank  Rowley,  Lock- 
port;  G.  J.  D.  Starrman,  New  Lennox;  J.  W.  Patterson,  Braidwood;  J.  P.  M. 
Conrad.  Monee;  August  Tennyson,  Manhattan;  Herman  F.  Wilke,  Beecher;  W.  F. 
Trowbridge,  Crete.  Not  instructed. 

WILLIAMSON  (9) — John  H.  Duncan,  Marion;  Rufus  Neely  (county  judge), 
Marion;  H.  S.  Harris  (sheriff),  Marion;  Arthur  Roberts,  Marion:  George  W. 
Duncan,  Johnson  City;  Hiram  Duty,  Crab  Orchard;  R.  T.  Cook,  Herrin;  R.  H. 
Hampton,  Carterville;  Willis  Harris,  Creal  Springs.  Not  instructed. 

WINNEBAGO  (20) — Robert  Rew,  Rockford;  Fred  S.  Sterling,  Rockford; 
P.  A.  Peterson,  Rockford;  William  Nelson,  Rockford;  Robert  C.  Lind,  Rockford; 
A.  C.  Abramson,  Rockford;  C.  J.  Kinnie,  Rockford;  William  Johnson  (attorney), 
Rockford;  Bruce  Garrett,  Rockford;  A.  E.  Fisher,  Rockford;  H.  L.  Lundberg, 
Rockford;  Charles  Virden,  Rockford;  R.  T.  Shand,  Rockford;  C.  E.  Tragarth, 
Rackford;  Charles  Kjellquist,  Rockford;  Dr.  C.  E.  Crawford,  Rockford;  H.  J.  Slagle, 
Rockford;  W.  W.  Bennett,  Rockford;  J.  M.  Frye.  Seward;  A.  J.  Lovejoy,  Roscoe. 
Not  instructed  for .  Governor.  Instructed  for  Stead  for  Attorney-General. 

WOODFORD  (6) — C.  F.  Brown,  Roanoke;  A.  H.  Brubaker,  Benson;  Frank 
Banta,  Cazenovia;  F.  W.  Wilcox,  Minonk;  F.  B.  Stitt,  El  Paso;  P.  E.  Low,  Eureka. 
Not  instructed  for  Governor.  Indorsed  Smith  for  Lieutenant-Governor,  and  Stead 
for  Attorney-General. 

COOK    COUNTY    DELEGATES    TO    STATE    CONVENTION. 

FIRST  WARD  (14) — Henry  D.  Laughlin,  Hector  Durante,  E.  R.  Brainerd, 
Francis  P.  Gleason,  Charles  A.  Wathier,  Antonio  Bias:,  Marcha  Bruggemeyer,  June 
Tousey,  Francis  P.  Brady,  Henry  Page  Guyton,  Henry  Stucker,  Eldridge  G.  Keith, 
William  H.  Thompson,  Thomas  T.  Magner. 

SECOND  WARD  (18)  —  Frank  Hall  Childs,  Dr.  Carl  D.  Stone,  John  F.  Burns, 
George  F.  Harding,  Jr.,  J.  H.  Strong,  Charles  Jorn,  Ed.  D.  Green,  Thomas  B.  Hall, 
Daniel  M.  Jackson,  Charles  W.  Seinworth,  Arthur  Dixon,  Elbridge  Hanecy.  R.  G. 
McDonald,  Wesley  Plummer,  P.  E.  Berry,  Albert  F.  Slyder,  Thomas  J.  Holmes, 
Noble  B.  Judah. 

THIRD  WARD  (18)  —  Frank  E.  Makeel,  Thomas  Robinson,  E.  C.  Rose,  J.  T. 
Knickerbocker,  D.  J.  Schuyler,  Thomas  Milchrist,  A.  J.  Pflaum,  J.  B.  McFatrich, 
Daniel  W.  Braden,  Oscar  DePriest,  Charles  Krutckoff,  John  C.  Bruckner,  John  C. 
McCord,  John  L.  Manning,  T.  Malcolm  Brooks,  T.  H.  Lockman,  Hugh  Xorris. 

FOURTH  WARD  (8)  —  Ernest  T.  Magerstadt,  Nicholas  Pauly,  A.  L.  Morris, 
William  G.  Laub,  Henry  Krug,  Frank  J.  Palt,  Frank  Hoey,  H.  E.  Schultz. 


PART  THREE:    STATISTICAL.  439 

FIFTH  WARD  (8)  —  William  J.  Umbach,  James  Sheridan,  John  M.  Tanane- 
victz,  E.  Z.  Wallerstein,  D.  E.  Shanahan,  Charles  Richley,  Edward  R.  Litzinger, 
John  J.  McKenna. 

SIXTH  WARD  (26)— tj.  C.  Thomas,  David  S.  Greer,  Eli  B.  Felsenthal,  Oliver 
Sollitt,  William  J.  Hoag,  H.  C.  Christensen,  Joel  F.  Longnecker,  Andrew  Hamilton, 
A.  C.  Terry,  W.  A.  Either,  C.  N.  Geary,  William  B.  Moulton,  Henry  Greenebaum, 
T.  F.  Orr,  John  R.  Thompson,  Wallace  C.  Clark,  Linn  H.  Young,  George  A.  Cook, 
Robert  R.  Levy,  W.  S.  Edwards,  L.  A.  Stillman,  Edward  Clifford,  E.  C.  Potter, 
Adolph  Nathan,  Morton  D.  Hull,  Walter  C.  Nelson. 

SEVENTH  WARD  (23)  —  W.  C.  Lawson,  Elliott  Durand,  W.  Clyde  Jones, 
D.  A.  Pierce,  W.  N.  Gemmill,  Johnson  W.  Wright,  William  Hill,  Louis  T.  Orr, 
Thomas  B.  Skecles,  Harry  G.  Thompson,  Howard  H.  Gross,  John  B.  Ackerman, 
David  F.  Matchett,  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  James  Rosenthal,  William  A.  Coleman, 
Albert  F.  Schroeder,  Napoleon  Boudreau,  Robert  W.  Hall,  Thomas  A.  Hall,  John 
Monroe,  Charles  H.  Kollman,  Frank  B.  Robinson. 

EIGHTH  WARD  (12)— A.  C.  Clark,  C.  H.  Warren,  John  E.  Ramsey,  John 
F.  Szafranski,  Ed.  Tynden,  Sam  Manwaring,  George  K.  Edwards,  Samuel  Sinsheimer, 
Andrew  Ringman,  E.  M.  Roby,  E.  J.  Forsaith,  John  H.  Lammering. 

NINTH  WARD  (9)  —  A.  J.  Harris,  Sam  Streletsky,  William  J.  Cooke,  Joseph 
Schubert,  S.  B.  Panama,  Edward  Haas,  H.  W.  Barnett,  John  Nemie,  John  T.  Miller. 

TENTH  WARD  (7)  —  Max  Blumenfield,  William  H.  Ward,  John  Collins,  Frank 
Seocik,  Joseph  Simon,  J.  J.  Banks,  W.  H.  Curran. 

ELEVENTH  WARD  (10) — Joseph  E.  Bidwill,  Herman  Gartelmann,  John  Lampp, 
Thomas  McNicholas,  William  Gunkel,  George  H.  Graves,  Frank  J.  Karch,  William 
A.  Gradt,  William  Taylor,  Mike  Meldazis. 

TWELFTH  WARD  (n)— Daniel  D.  Healey,  Edward  J.  Coon,  A.  W.  Miller, 
George  Schlitt,  Frank  D.  Erskine,  Otto  Besser,  Joseph  Marck,  Henry  Schanze,  Charles 
H.  Fitzner,  William  P.  Holden,  Frank  Kirchman,  Charles  Fink. 

THIRTEENTH  WARD  (16)  —  Ninian  H.  Welch,  Henry  Hoag,  F.  E.  Coyne, 
Edward  A.  Dicker,  Ezra  C.  Fahrney,  E.  C.  Mapledoran,  Harvey  S.  Brackett,  Frank 
C.  Farnum,  C.  E.  Cruickshank,  William  H.  Baker,  Frank  L.  Shephard,  George  Cook, 
George  M.  Ragby,  William  B.  Purves,  William  G.  Gregori,  Dr.  J.  S.  Nagel. 

FOURTEENTH  WARD  (15)  —  D.  A.  Campbell,  R.  C.  Busse,  Adam  Wolf,  Will- 
iam H.  Brown,  L.  H.  Mack,  R.  J.  Livesey,  T.  S.  Harper,  T.  W.  Eaton,  W.  W. 
Wheelock,  Frank  L.  Fry,  G.  H.  Bartholomew,  G.  R.  Lott,  M.  F.  Russell,  A.  W. 
Brickwood,  J.  F.  Quanstrum. 

FIFTEENTH  WARD  (13)— Henry  Bartell,  George  Frantzen,  William  C.  Eggert, 
Charles  W.  Peters,  Lauritz  Paulsen,  A.  T.  Anderson,  Neils  J.  Juul,  John  N.  Bos, 
Philip  Knopf,  James  T.  McComb,  H.  H.  Rosenberg,  Philip  Maasj  J.  A.  Kapps. 

SIXTEENTH  WARD  (8)— John  P.  Przvbyliski,  John  Sweeney,  Louis  Mer- 
kowits,  Charles  Richter,  W.  Schrojda,  John  Schermann,  Thomas  J.  Bolger,  Abel 

SEVENTEENTH  WARD  (15)— A.  X.  Centilla,  I.  H.  Himes,  George  R.  Lenke, 
Dr.  Julius  Otto,  Tom  Olson,  J.  A.  Erickson,  Charles  G.  Johnson,  Joseph  Swanson, 
Fred  L.  Miller,  F.  E.  Erickson,  James  H.  Burke,  George  B.  Johnson,  L.  D.  Sitts, 
Martin  Peterson,  M.  A.  Garmoni. 

EIGHTEENTH  WARD  (13)— George  Berg,  W.  J.  Healy,  D.  F.  Murphy,  C.  S. 
Lamb,  Albert  Glade,  Franz  Schultz,  Frederick  Midgley,  William  J.  Murphy,  Schuyler 
C.  Schwartz,  Tames  Perry. 

NINETEENTH  WARD  (9)  —  Edward  J.  Smejkal,  P.  J.  Meaney,  Joseph  H. 
Slater,  David  Schachtel,  Fred  C.  Shaw,  Q.  J.  Chott,  A.  Sherman,  Christopher  Mamer, 
Tohn  P.  Caufield. 

TWENTIETH  WARD  (20)  —  William  L.  Noble,  Thomas  O'Shaughnessy,  Charles 
A.  McCulloch,  Fred  M.  Blount,  Fred  A.  Bangs,  Edward  S.  Day,  Fred  W.  Arnold, 
Tames  C.  Patterson,  Thomas  Jubb,  D.  F.  Cummins,  Paul  I.  Zaabel,  Cesaire  Gareau,  T. 
H.  Clifford,  Thomas  W.  Cuddy,  B.  A.  Eckhart,  E.  J.  Cowen,  William  J.  Moxley, 
C.  Lichtenberger.  Jr.,  Morris  Williams,  Daniel  Morrison. 

TWENTY-FIRST  WARD  (18)  —  Otto  Reese,  Tohn  M.  Smyth,  Fred  A.  Busse, 
lacob  W.  Loeb,  Dwight  Lawrence,  Fred  Upham,  John  Maynard  Harlan,  Oscar  Hebel, 
R.  R.  McCormick,  Joseph  Dunton,  H.  S.  Duncombe,  Graeme  Stewart,  James  P. 
Whedon,  George  H.  Welsh,  J.  L.  Stephens,  H.  G.  Hall,  F.  C.  Smith,  Lee  Goddard. 

TWENTY-SECOND  WARD  (14)— Joseph  M.  Mueller.  Charles  Burmeister, 
Julius  Lehmann,  B.  F.  Clettenberg,  John  R.  Peterson,  Henry  Severin,  John  A.  Linn, 
Charles  G.  Herst,  Frank  J.  Chaiser,  Gustave  A.  Ppehimant,  George  S.  Oleson, 
Samuel  E.  Erickson,  Albert  J.  Oleson,  Victor  E.  Perotti. 

TWENTY-THIRD  WARD  (14)— Charles  W.  Andrews,  George  H.  Woods, 
David  Revell,  Charles  E.  Erby,  William  A.  Beach,  Dr.  J.  F.  Williams,  Henry  C. 
Beitler,  Henry  Spears,  Charles  Kunz,  Frank  Bauschlicher,  Otto  W.  Miller. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  WARD  (10) — Charles  Hengst,  Charles  Baumann,  George 
M.  Murray,  Edward  H.  Griggs,  Louis  Mueller,  George  K.  Schmidt,  Edward  J.  Brun- 
dage,  Dr.  Elmer  E.  Vaughn,  Otto  F.  Wermich,  Charles  A.  Katcham. 

TWENTY-FIFTH  WARD  (22)  —  George  W.  Linn,  Frank  L.  Krebel,  George  M. 
Mill,  Tohn  Ritchie,  George  B.  Milne,  N.  M.  Metzdorf,  Carl  O.  Olson,  Carl  Mueller, 
A.  L.  Coppock,  C.  A.  Jones,  John  A.  Enander,  P.  H.  McCue,  R.  D.  Houlihan,  John  W. 
Belmont,  Fred  Follett,"  William  A.  Olson,  Charles  Spangenberg,  Frank  C.  Hage'r,  Ralph 
C.  Greenlee,  Charles  A.  Bengston,  Isaac  J.  Bryan,  Ben  M.  Smith. 

TWENTY-SIXTH  WARD  (13)— Henry  T.  Bruning,  Charles  G.  Essig,  C.  T. 
A.  Anderson,  John  Hufmeyer,  J.  F.  Luettich,  Edward  J.  Barteline,  T.  McHale,  L. 
F..  Young,  O.  "D.  Weaver,  Jr.,  W.  H.  Brown,  George  A.  Dupuy,  Oscar  W.  Brecher, 
Carl  Chindblom. 


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TWENTY-SEVENTH  (12)—  F.  W.  Christensen,  Roscoe  L.  Roberts,  Mark  A. 
Foote,  Edward  T.  Carlson,  Robert  L.  Campbell,  Herman  H.  Breidt,  George  Goshorn, 
George  Guthier,  M.  T.  Conway,  George  Hitzman,  S.  Nelson,  Joseph  F.  Capp. 

TWENTY-EIGHTH  WARD  (14)  —John  F.  Smulski,  Oscar  F.  Torrison,  Louis  A. 
Leistikow,  Alexander  M.  Blacklock,  Frank  P.  Murphy,  Frederick  Olson,  Albert  L. 
Adam,  Hans  Schow,  Frank  Tomaszowski,  Edward  C.  Masters,  Olaf  F.  Severson, 
H.  G.  W.  Reinhart,  James  Reaaick,  Joseph  F.  Haas. 

TWENTY-NINTH  WARD  (6)  —  Al.  Fackson,  Frank  E.  Christian,  Matthew  A. 
Mueller,  Philip  Weber,  Sr.,  John  Golombiewski,  Joseph  J.  Elias. 

THIRTIETH  WARD  (n)—  Andrew  Bankert,  C.  A.  M.  Kowalski,  Charles  Holtz- 
berg,  R.  B.  Caldwell,  Alfred  Anderson,  P.  J.  McSnane,  M.  H.  Hayes,  Thomas  J. 
Healy,  John  Burns,  Michael  G.  Walsh. 

THIRTY-FIRST  WARD  (16)—  E.  L.  Denison,  William  H.  Byrne,  Daniel  Smith, 
A.  A.  Bach,  Louis  A.  Brucks,  Elisha  C.  Fields,  Frank  P.  Sadler,  W.  J.  Woodworth, 
C.  A.  Nichols,  D.  I.  Sicklesteel,  Carl  Lundberg,  N.  J.  Olson,  Gust.  R.  Lothgren, 
John  W.  Utesch,  John  A.  Anderson,  E.  E.  Fowler. 

THIRTY-SECOND  WARD  (17)—  E.  H.  Nichols,  Charles  T.  Page,  William  H. 
Wilson,  Marshall  F.  Holmes,  charles  W.  \  ail,  Harry  F.  Eidman,  Charles  E.  Shearman, 
Fred  BoldenwecK,  Gustave  Anderson.  Paul  V  lezens,  Henry  Bauman,  Henry  C.  Staver, 
William  Mayhew,  Col.  E.  C.  Young,  David  R.  Miller,  W.  H.  Emerson,  August  Tid- 
holm. 

THIRTY-THIRD  WARD  (15)  —  Dr.  R.  E.  Libberton,  Nicholas  Decker,  Otto 
Cedarwall,  George  Lytle,  Martin  G.  Franke,  John  Madderom,  Ben  F.  Kleeman,  George 

E.  Reed,    G.    M.    McLean,    Simeon    P.    Schoon,    John    Stone,    John    G.    Yinke,    S.    E. 
Dennis,    John    Hazekamp.    Sr.,    William    J.    Aurelius. 

THIRTY-FOURTH  WARD  (7)—  Jonathan  Ruxton,  C.  W.  Turner,  W.  Lorimer, 
T.  Devenish,  Z.  R.  Carter,  J.  B.  Heffernan,  Albert  Grubbe. 

THIRTY-FIFTH  WARD  (10)  —  Anton  Aggerbeck,  Fred  Phillips,  J.  E.  North- 
rup,  E.  J.  Arnold,  Frederick  Lundin,  G.  A.  Swanson,  Edwin  T.  Farrar,  Charles  M. 
Oik,  Theodore  H.  Thygerson,  W.  H.  Troyer. 

COUNTRY  TOWNS  —  Barrington,  L.  H.  Bennett;  Berwyn,  Gideon  S.  Thomp- 
son; Bloom,  J.  W.  Thomas,  W.  J.  McEldowney,  E.  C.  Planner;  Bremen,  William 
Koehler;  Calumet,  John  J.  Dedrick,  C.  A.  Whyland;  Cicero,  Lot  Brown,  A.  J.  Trapp, 
Joseph  Hall;  Elk  Grove,  William  Busse;  Evanston,  Lloyd  R.  Ryerson,  John  A. 
Scott,  George  P.  Engelhard,  James  G.  Patten,  David  S.  McMullen,  Henry  Sontag, 
Charles  Webster,  John  S.  Schuett;  Hanover,  George  Struckman;  Lemont,  Jacob 
Mitchell;  Lyons,  Fred  O.  Munn,  Charles  H.  Smith,  E.  C.  Brainerd;  Leyden,  Richard 
Munsterman;  Maine,  D.  J.  Gillespie,  W.  E.  Slosson;  New  Trier,  A.  C.  Wehan,  M. 
L.  Vanderkloot,  Gordon  Ramsay;  Niles,  Henry  Loetsch;  Norwood  Park,  W.  T. 
Downey;  Northfield,  John  Bilg;  Oak  Park,  John  E.  Hunt,  E.  W.  Lyman,  H.  W. 
Austin,  Henry  D.  Pierce;  Palatine,  M.  Reynolds;  Palos,  Thomas  Day;  Proviso,  W. 

F.  Scott,    Willard    Melville,    F.    J.    Griffer,    Harrison    P.     Nichols,    George    Schwade; 
Rich,    Henry    Cohrs;     Riverside,    Chandler    B.    Beach;     Schaumberg,    Fred    Voelkening; 
Stickney,     Robert    Law;      Thornton,     P.     J.     Carlson,    A.     H.     Biekman,    Frederick    R. 
De  Young,  John  Hurbet;    Wheeling,  A.   F.   Folz;    Worth,  W.  H.   Weber,  Fred  Schultz. 

COMMITTEES     SELECTED     BY     THE     CONVENTION. 

In  the  following  list  of  committees  and  Presidential  electors,  the  county  in 
which  each  individual  resides  is  given,  except  in  the  case  cf  those  representing  the 
first  ten  Congressional  districts,  all  of  which  are  in  Cook  county: 

STATE  CENTRAL  COMMITTEE  (as  organized  subsequent  to  convention;  city, 
instead  of  county,  given  in  this  list)  —  Roy  O.  West,  Chairman,  Chicago;  John  A. 
Wheeler,  Secretary,  Auburn;  Bernard  A.  Eckhart,  Treasurer,  Chicago.  District 

cond,  John  J.  Hanberg;  Third,  Charles  S. 
Fifth,  Joseph  E.  Bidwill;  Sixth,  Thomas 
son;  Eighth,  Frederick  E.  Erickson;  Ninth, 

Fred  A.  Busse;  Tenth,  James  Pease;  Eleventh,  William  Grote,  Elgin;  Twelfth, 
Charles  T.  Cherry,  Oswego;  Thirteenth,  James  R.  Cowley,  Freeport;  Fourteenth, 
James  McKinney,  Aledo;  Fifteenth,  Clarence  E.  Snively,  Canton;  Sixteenth,  G. 
De  F.  Kinney,  Peoria;  Seventeenth,  W.  R.  Baldwin,  Lincoln;  Eighteenth,  Charles 
P.  Hitch,  Paris;  Nineteenth,  Charles  G.  Eckhart,  Tuscola;  Twentieth,  A.  L.  French, 
Chapin;  Twenty-first,  John  A.  Wheeler,  Auburn;  Twenty-second,  H.  T.  Burnap, 
Upper  Alton;  Twenty-third,  P.  W.  Barnes,  Lawrenceville;  Twenty-fourth,  Randolph 
Smith,  Flora;  Twenty-fifth,  J.  H.  Duncan,  Marion.  Members  at  large  —  Homer 
Tice,  Greenview;  James  S.  Neville,  Bloomington;  Clarence  F.  Buck,  Monmouth; 
Scott  Cowen,  Shannon;  Solon  Philbrick,  Urbana;  James  B.  McFatrich,  Chicago; 
E.  H.  Wright,  Chicago. 

COMMITTEE    ON    CREDENTIALS  —  First,    Elbridge    Hanecy;     Second,    E.    C. 
Lindley;      Third,    Roy    O.    West;      Fourth,    David    E.    Shanahan;      Fifth,    William    J. 
Cooke;    Sixth,  William  Loriir.er;     Seventh,  Niels  Juul;    Eighth,  D.  F.  Murphy;    Ninth, 
nard  Harlan;     Tenth,   Ben   M.   Smith;    Eleventh,  R.   J.    Barr,  Will;    Twelfth, 


members  —  First,  E.  S.  Magerstadt;  Second,  John  J.  Hanberg;  Third,  Charles  S. 
Deneen;  Fourth,  Thomas  J.  Healy;  Fifth,  Joseph  E.  Bidwill;  Sixth,  Thomas 
O'Shaughnessy;  Seventh,  Olaf  F.  Severson;  Eighth,  Frederick  E.  Erickson;  Ninth, 


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E.  Sterling,  Winnebago;  Thirteenth,  D.  W.  Baxter,  Ogle;  Fourteenth,  C.  V. 
Chandler,  McDonough;  Fifteenth,  T.  J.  Clark,  Adams;  Sixteenth,  James  D.  Putnam, 
Peoria;  Seventeenth,  R.  T.  Bradford,  Livingston;  Eighteenth,  C.  E.  Robinson, 
Kankakee;  Nineteenth,  W.  C.  Johns,  Macon;  Twentieth,  Andrew  Russel,  Morgan; 
Twenty-first,  George  L.  Tipton,  Macoupin;  Twenty-second,  Henry  J.  Schmidt,  Wash- 
ington; Twenty-third,  A.  Hanby  Jones,  Crawford;  Twenty-fourth,  W.  S.  Phillips, 
Gallatin;  Twenty-fifth.  John  S.  Aisthorp,  Alexander. 


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stein;     Fifth,    Joseph    Simon;     Sixth,    H.    S.    Brackett;     Seventh,    George    Struckman; 

ewis     Rinaker;      Tenth,    George    A.     Dupuy; 


COMMITTEE  ON  PERMANENT  ORGANIZATION  AND  RULES  —  First,  Eli 
B.  Felsentbal;  Second,  Ed.  Eurstman;  Third,  A.  L.  Fackson;  Fourth,  E.  J.  Waller- 
stein;  Fifth,  Joseph  Simon;  Sixth,  H. 
Eighth,  Edward  J.  Smejkal;  Ninth,  Le 

Eleventh,  Frank  E.  George,  Kane;  Twelfth,  J.  B.  Stevens,  DeKalb;  Thirteenth,  W. 
Scott  Cowcn,  Carroll;  Fourteenth.  C.  W.  Cooper,  Henderson;  Fifteenth,  H.  D. 
Tudson,  Knox;  Sixteenth,  E.  M.  Wayne,  Tazewell;  Seventeenth,  P.  M.  Ross,  Ford; 
Eighteenth,  F.  W.  Booth,  Clark;  Nineteenth,  George  D.  Chaff  ee,  Shelby;  Twentieth, 

E.  D.    Smith,    Scott;     Twenty-first,    A.     R.     Stansifer,     Montgomery;     Twenty-second, 
Henry    Brueggeman,    Madison;     Twenty-third,    Norman    H.    Moss,    Jefferson;     Twenty- 
fourth,   F.   W.   Potter,   Saline;    Twenty-fifth,   F.   T.   Finley,   Randolph. 

COMMITTEE    ON    RESOLUTIONS  —  First,    Martin    B.    Madden;     Second,    W. 

B.  Moulton;     Third,    Charles   W.    Vail;     Fourth,    Charles    H.    Pitzner;     Fifth,    A.    W. 
Miller;     Sixth,   Zina    R.    Carter;     Seventh,    Willard    M.    McEwen;     Eighth,   William    G. 
Herrmann;     Ninth,   Graeme    Stewart;     Tenth,   George  P.    Engelhardt;     Eleventh,   M.    L. 
Raftree,    DuPage;     Twelfth.    Walter   Reeves,   La   Salle;     Thirteenth,    Edward   Hardt,   Jo 
Daviess;     Fourteenth,  J.   W.    Parker,   Rock   Island;     Fifteenth,   R.   H.    Mead,    Schuyler; 
Sixteenth,     E.     A.     Washburn,     Bureau;      Seventeenth,     A.     H.     Brubaker,     Woodford; 
Eighteenth,   W.   R.   Jewell,  Vermilion;     Nineteenth,   F.   M.   Wright,   Champaign;     Twen- 
tieth,   C.    J.    Doyle,    Greene;      Twenty-first,     George    N.     Black,    Sangamon;      Twenty- 
second,  Tames  A.  Willoughby,  St.   Clair;    Twenty-third,  J.  W.  Gibson,  Jasper;    Twenty- 
fourth,  'D.    W.    Helm,   Massac;     Twenty-fifth,   A.   J.    Pickrell,    Union. 

COMMITTEE  ON  DELEGATES,  ALTERNATES  AND  ELECTORS  AT 
LARGE-  —  First,  Mancha  Bruggemeyer;  Second,  Elliott  Durand;  Third,  William  H. 
Weber;  Fourth,  William  P.  Holdon;  Fifth.  Max  Blumenfield;  Sixth,  Fred  M. 
Blount;  Seventh,  Frank  L.  Race;  Eighth,  Christopher  Mamer;  Ninth,  Samuel  E. 
Erickson;  Tenth,  George  K.  Schmidt;  Eleventh,  D.  F.  Smiley,  McHenry;  Twelfth, 

F.  S.    Whitman,    Boone;     Thirteenth,    S.    H.    Bethea,    Lee;     Fourteenth,    J.    S.    Allen, 
Mercer;    Fifteenth,   E.  E.   Fitch,   Henry;     Sixteenth,  M.  M.   Mallary,  Marshall;     Seven- 
teenth,   A.    J.    Scroggin,    McLean;     Eighteenth,    T.    S.    Arnold,    Iroquois;     Nineteenth, 
S.    C.     Pemberton,    Coles;      Twentieth,    W.    W.     Watson,    Pike;      Twenty-first,    W.    J. 
Donahue,    Macoupin;     Twenty-second,    W.    A.     Northcott,    Bond;     Twenty-third,    John 
T.     Brown,     Fayette;      Twenty-fourth,     Ross     Graham,     White;      Twenty-fifth,     Q.     E. 
Burgess,    Franklin. 

PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTORS  —  First,  Arthur  Dixon;  Second,  Robert  McMurdy; 
Third,  Elisha  C.  Field;  Fourth,  Albert  H.  Maack;  Fifth,  Daniel  D.  Healy;  Sixth, 
David  Warren  Clark;  Seventh,  William  E.  Mason;  Eighth,  John  F.  Devine;  Ninth, 
Adolph  Bergman;  Tenth,  Edward  A.  Warren;  Eleventh,  Henry  Piepenbrink,  Will; 
Twelfth,  J.  Arthur  Pool,  Grundy;  Thirteenth,  William  E.  Fry,  Stevenson;  Four- 
teenth, Erie  P.  Field,  Warren;  Fifteenth,  Perry  C.  Ellis,  Adams;  Sixteenth, 
Frederick  H.  Smith,  Peoria;  Seventeenth,  John  A.  Montelius,  Ford;  Eighteenth, 
Herman  Kramer,  Kankakee;  Nineteenth,  Henry  A.  Neal,  Charleston;  Twentieth,  Asa 

C.  Matthews,  Pittsfield;     Twenty-first,  S.   M.   Grubbs,   Montgomery;     Twenty-second,  A. 
C.    Bellinger,    Monroe;     Twenty-third,    George    W.    Harper,    Crawford;     Twenty-fourth, 
W.    S.    Phillips,   Gallatin;     Twenty-fifth,   F.   T.   Joyner,   Jackson. 


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